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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
March 3: Florida was admitted to the Union as the 27th U.S. state. May 26: Florida Legislature is formed succeeding the Florida Territorial Legislative Council. June 25: Florida's first elected governor, William Dunn Moseley takes office. 1848 January 8: Holmes County is established. 1849 January 18: Putnam County is established.
May: National Foster Care Month; June: Gay and Lesbian Pride Month; June: Caribbean-American Heritage Month [41] [42] [43] June: Great Outdoors Month [44] June: National Oceans Month; June: African-American Music Appreciation Month; July: National Ice Cream Month [45] September: National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; September: National ...
Eskamani said that with Florida’s Republican-dominated state government having advanced plenty of school book requirements and Black history standards which cloud or erase historic events, she ...
When Florida’s State Board of Education adopted new standards for teaching African American history earlier this month, a deluge of criticism quickly followed. It was largely directed at two ...
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Calls upon the people of the U.S. to recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. 36 U.S.C. § 126: October National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Rev. R.B. Holmes speaks during a press conference at the Florida Education building where he and other community members called upon Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz to reverse the decision ...
The National Historic Landmarks in Florida are representations of a broad sweep of history from Pre-Columbian times, through the Second Seminole War and Civil War, and the Space Age. There are 47 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Florida , [ 1 ] which are located in twenty-two of the state's sixty-seven counties .