October 7, 1968
More than 2,000 students went to class for the first time at the old Florida Technological University.
The ground breaking ceremony for the college took place in March 1967, preparing the over 1,200-acre site for construction.
After opening, Technological University thrived for 10 years and took on a new name in 1978.
Today, Florida Technological University is better known as the University of Central Florida.
October 8, 1997
Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood and the city of Orlando made final preparations to take over the ownership of the Navy Annex.
In the 1950s, Navy personnel and their families lived on the site near the Orlando International Airport.
By the mid 1990s, the property was abandoned when the Naval Training Center near Winter Park closed.
The city bought the annex for just under $2 million.
Today, the area has several public housing communities including The Villages of Southport and Bermuda Village.
October 9, 1973
The area of Brevard County known as Cape Kennedy switched names.
The Florida Legislature changed the name back to Cape Canaveral.
The name Cape Kennedy was given to Cape Canaveral following John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
However, Florida requested the name Cape Canaveral be reinstated because the NASA launch complex was already called the Kennedy Space Center.
October 10, 1990
It was the last day of a free ride for commuters traveling to downtown Orlando from Ocoee or Winter Park.
The 75 cent toll on that part of S.R. 408 was suspended for three days to encourage drivers to test drive the new highway.
The project cost $100 million and connected the East West from the Ocoee area, 25 miles east to State Road 50 to just south of the University of Central Florida.
October 11, 1988
Florida Hospital Orlando announced the institution would become Orlando's first area heart transplant center, but it never happened.
Planning had been underway for about a year, but was kept under wraps because hospital officials didn't want an unsuccessful first transplant to cause the new program to fold.
The hospital was already an established kidney transplant center and a team of surgeons and cardiologists had been hired for the new venture.
But, plans never materialized and no heart surgeries were ever performed.
October 12, 1887
About 100 men voted to incorporate the town of Winter Park.
Of those hundred voters, roughly two-thirds of them were black and lived on the west side of Winter Park called Hannable Square.
When the town was plotted, land was set aside for blacks to own homes, so that a stable clack community could be established and wealthy whites would be attracted by the idea of responsible laborers for their orange groves and homes.
October 13, 1972
At 16 years old, Orlando native Delta Burke was crowned Orlando Fire Department's "Miss Flame."
The eldest of three children, Delta began modeling and competing in beauty contests at an early age and at 17 was crowned Miss Florida.
Delta spent two years studying the arts in England and went on to become a famous TV and movie actress.