[FHStoday] TODAY IN FLORIDA HISTORY FOR NOVEMBER 22-23

[Nick Wynne]

TODAY IN FLORIDA HISTORY 
NOVEMBER 22   
1828 The Florida Legislature approved an act to create a state banking system
and to issue $10,000 in notes, with denominations ranging from 12 1/2 cents to
$5.00.

1861 Federal batteries at Fort Pickens opened a barrage against two
Confederate
ships at anchor near the Navy wharf in Pensacola.  Confederate batteries
returned the fire.  Two Federal ships, the Richmond and the Niagara, joined
in. 
The Confederate Fort McRee sustained heavy damage in the eight-hour artillery
duel.

1884 The Fort Myers News-Press was founded today.

1901 In the first intercollegiate football game, Stetson University defeated
the the Florida Agricultural College (which became the University of Florida)
of Lake City by a score of 6-0 in Jacksonville.

1963 Floridians joined the rest of the world in expressing their anguish,
outrage, and confusion about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
today in Dallas.  Kennedy was a popular president among citizens of the state
and had just concluded a visit to Florida the day before the Dallas tragedy.

1966 The University of Florida’s popular and controversial football coach,
Steve Spurrier, was named the recipient of the Heisman Trophy for his
achievements as the quarterback of the University of Florida footbal team. 
Spurrier was the first athlete in the state to receive this honor.

1988 Hurricane Keith struck the western shore of Florida between Tampa and Ft.
Myers with winds of 65 mph.

TODAY IN FLORIDA HISTORY 
NOVEMBER 23   
1823 The Bank of Florida (Tallahassee) was founded today. 

1863 The Battle of Chattanooga started today and would continue through the
25th.  Florida units, attached to the Army of Tennesse commanded by General
Braxton E. Bragg, were the:  
Florida Marion Artillery 
Florda First Cavalry Regiment 
Florida 1st (Reorganized) Infrantry Regiment 
Florida 3rd Infantry regiment 
Florida 4th Infantry Regiment 
Florida 6th Infantry Regiment 
Florida 7th Infantry Regiment 
The 1st, 3rd and 6th Regiments were in the main Confederate force of
Missionary
Ridge, while the 4th and 7th Infantry Regiments and the 1st Florida Cavalry
were on picket duty in the Chattanooga Valley.

1864 The Florida Legislature, in a joint resolution, commended the action of
Captain J. J. Dickison, and recommended him for promotion. 
The Confederate War Department reported that of the 18,843 certificates of
exemption from military service issued throughout the Confederacy, Governor
John Milton had granted only 109.

1883 James Emilius Broome, the third governor of Florida (1853-1857), died
today in Deland.  Broome was born in Hamburg, S.C. on December 15, 1808.  He
came to Tallahassee in 1837 and engaged in the mercantile business until he
retired in 1841.  Governor Richard Keith Call appointed him to the position of
Probate Judge of Leon County.  He served in that position until 1848.  He was
elected governor in 1852 as a Democrat.  He was an early States-Righter. 
Because the Whigs controlled the Legislature during his tenure, he was
known as
the “Veto Governor.”  After his gubernatorial stint, Broome served as a member
of the Florida Senate in 1861.  A large plantation owner, he was very
sympathetic to the Confederate cause. 
James E. Broome was married five times.  In 1865, he moved to New York City. 
On a visit with his son in DeLand, Broome died in 1883.

1923 Hialeah Park was incorporated today as Jockey Park.