St. Petersburg History
Floating Into History: Gemini 4 and America’s First Spacewalk
On June 3, 1965, astronaut Edward H. White II stepped out of the Gemini 4 spacecraft and into history, becoming the…
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The Last American Departure of Amelia Earhart
On June 1, 1937, Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, lifted off from Miami to continue their second attempt at…
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C. Perry Snell: In the Pursuit of Beauty
C. Perry Snell: In the Pursuit of Beauty After years of publicity stunts and promotions, St. Petersburg’s entrance into the second…
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F. A. Davis: Lighting The Way For St. Pete’s Growth
F. A. Davis: Lighting The Way For St. Pete’s Growth Shortly after reading the 1885 study from the American Medical Association…
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Betting On The Sunshine
Marketing on the “Sunshine City” theme as early as 1910, St. Pete’s Evening Independent newspaper gave away—free of charge—every copy that came off the presses any day the sun failed to appear.
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Albert Whitted: More Than An Airport
Albert Whitted: More Than An Airport Born in 1893 on Valentine’s Day, James Albert Whitted would become one of St.
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The Bounty: History Lost At Sea
The Bounty: History Lost At Sea Built in 1960, the Bounty (popularly known as the HMS Bounty) was an enlarged reproduction…
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Shuffle on Down! The History of Shuffleboard and The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club
Shuffle on Down! The History of Shuffleboard and The St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club Popular in England as a tabletop game, shuffleboard…
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