November 11, 1907
Gone were the days of treading down dusty Downtown Orlando roads.
The first brick streets in Orlando were completed. The Georgia Engineering Company laid brick on Orange Avenue, Central Avenue, Church Street and Pine Street.
The total cost for the job was a little more than $17,000.
Today, a portion of Church Street still features a brick road.
November 12, 1975
Skagg-Albertsons opened for business on West Colonial Drive.
Many lined up to take part in the grand opening of the first food and drug chain in the Orlando area.
Today, the store is known as just Albertsons, and the chain has expanded.
The West Colonial Drive store was remodeled twice over the years to keep up with the times.
November 13, 1985
It was a sad day for Volusia County students.
Public school leaders approved a policy making homework mandatory in all schools.
It was effective immediately and under the new policy all students would be assigned 20 to 30 minutes of homework on Monday through Thursday nights.
Today, students are, of course, still assigned homework. But many schools leave it up to the discretion of the teacher.
November 14, 1969
The Apollo 12 launched from Kennedy Space Center.
During the mission, astronauts installed the first lunar experiments package on the moon. This allowed scientists to continue moon research even after Apollo 12 came back to earth.
President Nixon made history along with Apollo, becoming the first U.S. president to view a space launch.
November 15, 1966
The region was changed forever as Walt Disney arrived in Central Florida announcing plans to build Walt Disney World.
He said the new theme park would be bigger than Disneyland in California.
Disney said it would cost over $100 million to build the Magic Kingdom and the park would employ about 4,000 people.
Today, of course, the Walt Disney World Resort has more than 50,000 workers.
November 16, 1988
It was a celebration at the Magic Kingdom.
Not just because Mickey's 60th birthday was approaching, but because the people behind the magic voted not to go on strike.
After weeks of intense negotiations, Disney officials and the largest unionized group of employees agreed on a new labor contract.
Employees would get wage increases and bonuses under the new deal.
November 17, 1973
President Richard Nixon proclaimed his innocence at a press conference at Walt Disney World.
This speech became famous as he declared that he was not a criminal. President Nixon was referring to accusations in the infamous Watergate scandal.
He maintained that he never obstructed justice or profited from taxpayers money. His famous line is, "I am not a crook."
The Watergate scandal eventually led to Nixon's resignation.