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January 8 – November 23: Battle of Pensacola occurs, some historians believe this to be the first battle of the American Civil War. January 10: Florida secedes from the United States. February 8: Baker and Polk County are established. April 22: Florida joined the Confederate States of America at the beginning of the Civil War.
Today, Armagh is home to two cathedrals (both named after Saint Patrick) and the Armagh Observatory, and is known for its Georgian architecture. Statistically classed as a medium-sized town by NISRA. [4] Armagh was given city status in 1994 and Lord Mayoralty status in 2012. It had a population of 16,310 people in the 2021 Census. [5]
The history of Florida can be traced to when the first Paleo-Indians began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. [1] They left behind artifacts and archeological remains. Florida's written history begins with the arrival of Europeans; the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León in 1513 made the first textual records.
WTVT presently broadcasts 72 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 12 hours each weekday, 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours on Saturdays and six hours on Sundays). In regards to the number of hours devoted to news programming, it is the highest local newscast output of any television station in both the Tampa Bay market and the entire state of Florida.
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 .
On December 3, 2018, it was announced that WHDT would be sold to the E. W. Scripps Company for $25 million. [1] The sale was completed on April 4, 2019. [2]WHDT's primary channel switched on July 7, 2021, from the Court TV diginet to a new program service from Scripps known as Florida 24, consisting of statewide news and information from the Scripps stations across the state; some syndicated ...
[23] channel 6 was the first to switch to the new tower, relocating in June 1969. It was the tallest structure in Florida at 1,484 feet (452 m). [ 24 ] The new tower was eagerly awaited in Brevard County , where reception of the Orlando and Daytona Beach stations had historically been poor.
News 13 (also officially known as Spectrum News 13 as of September 24, 2017) is an American cable news television channel owned by Charter Communications. The channel provides 24-hour rolling news coverage focused primarily on Central Florida , specifically Brevard , Flagler , Lake , Marion , Orange , Osceola , Seminole , Sumter , and Volusia ...