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At Plant Field in Tampa, a marker notes the location of Babe Ruth's longest home run of his career - but is it truly his longest homer? Find out how Babe made it to Tampa, and how the Curse of the Bambino began. 

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Read about Babe Ruth and the Great Influenza of 1918 here!

Read about Babe Ruth in Tampa here!

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On February 15th, 1933, President-Elect FDR was in Miami giving a speech in Bayfront Park. A gunman opened fire in his direction, and history can only imagine what almost was.

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Thank you to Dr. David Woolner for his help with this episode! Pick up your copy of his book about FDR's last 100 days right here!

I do not own the rights to the song How I Saved Roosevelt used in this episode. Listen to the whole song right here.

All of the instrumental music was originally composed. 

Listen to last year's episode about Zora Neale Hurston this week!

In the winter of 1933, Zora Neale Hurston was out of options, trying to relaunch her career after leaving New York. A career opportunity came not far from her hometown, and what followed would change American literature forever. 

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Thank you to the Rollins College Archive from your help! Read more about Rollins and Zora right here!

The recordings of Zora Neale Hurston are from the Library of Congress and do not belong to Nicholas D'Alessandro or Wait Five Minutes. The credit of the song goes to the following:

Evaline: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)

Crow Dance: Herbert Halpert 1939 Southern States Recording Expedition (AFC 1939/005)

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This year, we head to St. Augustine with my family to explore the Night of Lights, watch a holiday boat parade, and sing some carols to ring in the holiday season and the New Year!

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I do not own the rights to the performance of White Christmas by The Carpenters. You can listen to the full song here.

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This summer, I took a trip to Augusta, Georgia, in search of answers about the bricks lining the streets of my hometown in Florida. What I found was connections to dozens of other cities - and a few new friends.

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Read Bill Baab's article about the Augusta Block bricks here!

Read Bill Baab's retirement announcement here!

Read more about the Baabs and their bottles here!

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In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Florida became a huge part of America's preparation for World War II. From U-boats on our shores, to D-Day itself, Florida was on the frontline of history.

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Explore the history of Pearl Harbor here

Read about Bird Island here

Read about the Gulfamerica here

Read about the military expansion in Florida here

Read about Florida and D-Day here

Listen to the entire speech from President Roosevelt right here! I do not own the rights to the audio from the speech used in the episode.

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Listen to our episode about the Artemis Program here!

In 1963, to honor JFK, President Johnson renamed Cape Canaveral to Cape Kennedy. What would follow would be a decade of complaints and strongly worded letters - until finally change came.

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Listen to the whole speech from President Johnson on Thanksgiving, 1963. The audio from the speech used in the episode is not owned by me.

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Before Amalie Arena was built in Tampa, the Tampa Bay Lightning played three seasons in the Thunderdome - which we know today as Tropicana Field. How'd they get there, and what were those early games like?

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In the wake of the 2022 Election, the term "gerrymandering" has been used a lot about the state of Florida. What does "gerrymandering" mean, and how does the history of voting in America still affect our voting today?

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The Gerrymandering Project review of the Florida 2022 Congressional Map, which we discuss at length in this episode

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A Brief History of How Gerrymandering Distorts US Politics

Florida GOP flips three congressional districts and now has 20 members in delegation - Florida Phoenix

DeSantis says he wants 'race-neutral' map of congressional districts - Tampa Bay Times

Florida - The Gerrymandering Project

Redistricting in Florida - CNN

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Learn about your 2022 Florida amendments here!

The first state election in Florida took place in 1845, and this week we dive deep into how that year impacted the next twenty years of Florida history, especially concerning the unusual and forgotten Whig Party.

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 Check out the 1845 Election Returns from Florida Memory!

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