1. In 1965, Hurricane Betsy struck the southern tip of Florida, causing extensive damage and claiming the lives of 13 people.

2. The first Miami International Boat Show was held on January 4, 1941. It has since become one of the largest boat shows in the world.

3. On January 4, 1824, Congress approved the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, which forced Florida's Seminole Indians to move to a designated reservation in the center of the state.

4. In 2007, Florida Governor Charlie Crist began his term in office, becoming the first Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction.

5. The first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba since 1961 took place on January 4, 2017, when a JetBlue flight departed from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to Santa Clara, Cuba.