February 24, 1975
Orlando city officials dedicated a new addition to Hankins Park.
The swimming pool was put in at the corner of Goldwyn and Columbia streets.
The park was named for Dr. Slyvester Hankins, a prominent physician and city leader.
February 25, 1994
Survivors of the Rosewood Massacre met to tell their story to the U.S. government.
Minnie Langley and other survivors finally spoke, for the first time, about the five days of horror in 1923.
A mob of angry white men ransacked the town near Tampa. They killed six black residents and burned the entire town.
Other residents managed to escape to Gainesville.
The series of events later inspired a movie by director John Singleton.
Living survivors were awarded monetary compensation by the federal government.
February 26, 1925
Pine Castle was incorporated as a town.
The community south of Orlando was named after the rustic pine home built by William Harney back in 1870.
The town would dissolve a few years later because of money trouble, but the Orange County Historical Commission has erected a stone marker in the place where the original castle once stood.
February 27, 1949
A new Greyhound bus terminal opens in Orlando.
The station at the corner of Garland Avenue and Livingston Street replaced an old depot on Wall Street.
It served the community until 1961, when another terminal opened on West Amelia Street.
Greyhound changed locations once more in 1990 when they moved to John Young Parkway. That station has been in service ever since.
February 28, 1947
Orlando's first African American doctor passes away.
Dr. Jerry B. Callahan practiced medicine for 40 years at Orange General Hospital. He was the first African American to operate in the hospital's surgical unit.
The Callahan neighborhood carries his name, as does the Callahan Humanities Center.
February 29, 1996
A new wing of the Lake County Jail opened its doors.
The extra cells were built to accommodate the increasing number of inmates. Four months of construction produced the new section.
Sheriff George Knupp said the addition of 128 beds would mean a new source of revenue for the jail.
He anticipated $1 million annually by adding more federal inmates.
March 1, 1962
Orlando's first Montgomery Ward store opened.
The two-story building was constructed on West Colonial Drive.
The department store featured home furnishings and fashions.
Orlando's Montgomery Ward is now gone, but the headquarters for the Orange County Sheriff's Office now sits on the site of the old store.