THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUNSHINE STATE (Post appears one day before the actual date) JANUARY 24 1834 The City of Chattahoochee was incorporated today. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chattahoochee,_Florida 1838 More than forty Seminole Indians were captured during a battle with the United States Army at Indian Crossing on the Lookahatchie (Loxahatchee?) River. Two soldiers were killed and five wounded. Forty Seminoles were captured. 1840 Captain J. R. Vinton and Company B, 3rd U. S. Artillery, engaged a force of Seminole Indians at Fort New Smyrna Beach today. Four soldiers were wounded. Indian casualties are unknown. 1840 Captain E. D. Bullock and a detachment from Company E, 2nd U. S. Dragoons were attacked today by a band of Seminole Indians near Fort Preston. One soldier was wounded. 1846 William H. Brockenbrough was seated in the United States House of Representatives as Florida’s first member of the Lower House. Brockenbough was seated after successfully contesting the election of Edward C. Cabell. Both Cabell and Brockenbough were from Tallahassee. See bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000852 1853 Charles H. Austin was worn into office today as the Treasurer of Florida. 1854 Theodore W. Brevard was sworn into office today as Florida’s Comptroller. 1862 Confederate President Jefferson Davis recommended Joseph J. Finegan of Fernandina Beach for a commission as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Confederate Army. 1863 The U.S.S. Paul Jones was assigned to deliver ammunition and other stores to ships on patrol duty in the St. John’s River. The Paul Jones was also instructed to proceed up the river “as far as you may deem necessary” on a reconnaissance mission. After that mission was completed, the ship was to join the federal blockade off Florida’s east Coast. 1884 The first train arrived in Tampa today on the Plant System. See tampabaytrains/firstTrainsInCentralFlorida.htm 1927 Former United States Senator from Florida, Paula Fickes Hawkins, was born today in Salt Lake City, Utah. Senator Hawkins was elected in 1980 and defeated for re-election in 1986. She died in 2009. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Hawkins 1985 The space shuttle (STS 51-C) was launched today from Cape Canaveral. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-C 1989 Convicted serial killer Theodore Bundy was executed today in Starke’s Raiford Prison. Bundy died from electrocution in “Old Smokey.” On July 23, 1979, Bundy was convicted of the murder of two co-eds at Florida State University. During a period of 15 years, it was suspected that Bundy killed more than thirty young women in Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Florida. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy
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