A place to get a cold drink
Taken near the end of World War II, this photograph shows a store in Belle Grade, Florida. Segregated, by police order, the store was for “colored only.”
Affirming the right to representation
When Clarence Earl Gideon was accused of breaking and entering in Florida, he requested—but was denied—legal representation. Gideon was found guilty. On January...
Astronauts' view
This aerial photograph, taken on July 31, 1997, shows the John F. Kennedy Space Center on the east coast of Florida. The Kennedy Space Center, administered by the...
Bird’s eye view of Orlando
This aerial photograph from March 1, 1954, shows the area southwest of Orlando, Florida, which would be transformed from mostly swampland into the home of the Disney...
Challenger's resting place
On January 28, 1986, at 11:30, A.M. just one minute after lift off, the Space Shuttle Challenger and its crew were destroyed in an explosion. After pieces of the...
Contested Ownership
When a notice was posted for a slave found on the Florida border (under Spanish rule) by a customs inspector working in the Mississippi Territory, ownership was...
Launch of the Titan
As part of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States following World War II, both countries sought to conquer space. Towards this goal, the United...