1. In 1865, Union General Edward M. McCook arrived in Tallahassee to oversee the transition of Florida from Confederate to Union control after the Civil War.

2. In 1888, Grover Cleveland won the presidential election in Florida, becoming the first Democrat to carry the state in a presidential election since the Civil War.

3. On November 6, 1928, the Tamiami Trail was officially opened, connecting Miami to Tampa and providing a major transportation route through the state.

4. In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end, as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba. The crisis had a major impact on Florida, which had been targeted for potential Soviet missile strikes.

5. On November 6, 2018, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to convicted felons who had completed their sentences, leading to the restoration of voting rights for over 1 million people in the state.