In January 2006, the Florida Keys had recovered enough to host the fundraising concert to benefit the more hard-hit community of Ocean Springs.

* Florida Keys, an archipelago of about 1700 such islands in the southeast United States

The Florida Keys, islands off the south coast of Florida, are composed mainly of oolitic limestone ( the Lower Keys ) and the carbonate skeletons of coral reefs ( the Upper Keys ), which thrived in the area during interglacial periods when sea level was higher than at present.

* The Conch Republic, which began in 1982 as a protest by residents and business owners in the Florida Keys against a United States Border Patrol roadblock.

* 1935 – Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: a large hurricane hits the Florida Keys killing 423.

John Viele, retired U. S. Navy officer and author of a history of wrecking in the Florida Keys, states that such tricks simply would not work.

( 2001 ) The Florida Keys: The Wreckers.

* September 10 – 15: The Florida Keys Hurricane kills 600 in the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Texas.

* September 2 – Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: The strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States landfalls in the Upper Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, killing 423.

A waterspout near the Florida Keys in 1969.

They occur most commonly in the Florida Keys and in the northern Adriatic Sea.

* Key Largo, an island in the Florida Keys

S. mahagoni grows on the West Indian islands as far north as the Bahamas, the Florida Keys and parts of Florida ; S. humilis grows in the dry regions of the Pacific coast of Central America from south-western Mexico to Costa Rica ; S. macrophylla grows in Central America from Yucatan southwards and into South America, extending as far as Peru, Bolivia and extreme western Brazil.

This has led to the black rat completely displacing many native species in Madagascar, the Galapagos, and the Florida Keys.

I will make him distributor for all of Florida -- a big market.

`` He has the distributorship for Florida, you say ''??

`` At least for South Florida ''.

For example, effective mine barriers from Florida to Cuba and across the Yucatan Channel from Cuba to Mexico would remove all requirements for harbor defense, inshore patrol, convoy escort, shipping control, and mine defense for the entire Gulf of Mexico.

-- The flavor of Baltimore's Florida Grapefruit League news ripened considerably late today when the Orioles were advised that Ron Hansen has fulfilled his obligations under the Army's military training program and is ready for belated spring training.

* Florida Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Outraged at learning that black troops had been billeted in his house in Nashville, he nullified an arrangement by Gen. Sherman to allow an abandoned coastal strip in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida be allocated to freedmen for their agricultural use.

The Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins made a deal March 26 to acquire RHP Yusmeiro Petit in exchange for Jorge Julio and cash.

* About 50 people in Vernon, Florida collected insurance claims for loss-of-limb accidents in the late 1950s and early 1960s ; this was more than two-thirds of all such claims in the United States during that time.

Noticing that the intentional ball came in too close to the plate, Cabrera swung at the ball, resulting in a base hit, and a run scored for Florida.

Image: Pegasus_barge_being_moved_by_Freedom_Star_and_towboat_American_2. jpg | Barge carrying the Space Shuttle external tank for STS-119 under tow to Port Canaveral, Florida, United States

The privateer-turned-pirate Henry Jennings and his followers decided, early in the 18th century, to use the then uninhabited island of New Providence as a base for their operations ; it was within easy reach of the Florida Strait and its busy shipping lanes, which were filled with European vessels crossing the Atlantic.

It is also a heavily flown route for commercial and private aircraft heading towards Florida, the Caribbean, and South America from points north.

A tanker off the coast of Florida reported seeing an explosion and observing a widespread oil slick when fruitlessly searching for survivors.

The next day, the Blue Angels announced that they were initiating a safety stand-down, canceling their upcoming Naval Academy Airshow and returning to their home base in Pensacola, Florida, for additional training and airshow practice.

He was posthumously awarded a Doctor of Fine Arts degree by the University of Florida for his influence on American popular music and in its " People in America " radio series about influential people in American history, the Voice of America radio service paid tribute to him, describing how " his influence was so widespread that it is hard to imagine what rock and roll would have sounded like without him.

In 1762, Havana was briefly occupied by Great Britain, before being returned to Spain in exchange for Florida.

The treaty gave Britain Florida in exchange for Cuba on the recommendation of the French, who advised that declining the offer could result in Spain losing Mexico and much of the South American mainland to the British.

This led to disappointment in Britain, as many believed that Florida was a poor return for Cuba and Britain's other gains in the war.

On July 5, 1991, the National League approved Denver and Miami, Florida, as the sites for two expansion teams to begin play in 1993.

* 2005 – Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U. S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing more than 1, 836 and causing over $ 80 billion in damage.

The 2004 Route Guide describes service eastward to Orlando, Florida, but this has not been restored in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

During the afternoon of August 28, 2005, Hurricane Katrina approached the northern coastline of the Gulf of Mexico, generating tropical force winds along coastal areas of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.

" The gathering in 2007 was originally planned to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, but due to Hurricane Katrina, the location was changed to Orlando, Florida.

An outbreak occurred in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and several lethal cases occur most years in Florida.

A growing Mexican-American population is also present in urban areas such as Orlando, Florida with the Central Florida region included ; the Atlanta metro area ; Charlotte, North Carolina-with a majority Hispanic enclave of Eastland ; New Orleans which increased after Hurricane Katrina in Sep. 2005 ; the Hampton Roads, Virginia area ; the states of Maine, New Hampshire and Delaware ; and Pennsylvania esp.

By the time Katrina made landfall, the Air National Guard had mobilized 840 personnel in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.

* World's Strangest Vending Machines :, From Florida to Dubai, some of the oddest things come out of machines, By Katrina Brown Hunt, Yahoo travel, 10 / 4 / 10

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through Louisiana, flooding and flattening most of New Orleans and displacing Barbara and Rosa Hawkins, who subsequently relocated to Florida.

Hurricane Katrina near Florida peninsula.

* 1992-Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 hurricane, kills 65 people and causes $ 26 billion in damage to Florida and other areas of the U. S. Gulf Coast, and will be the costliest natural disaster until Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Due to the effects from Hurricane Katrina, Sunset Limited service east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida has been discontinued, although Amtrak is required by current Federal Law to develop a plan to reinstate the service.

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina devastated Greater New Orleans ( see: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans ), and the chain moved its corporate headquarters to Heathrow, Florida.

* 2005's Hurricane Katrina – Formed over the Bahamas, first landfall near Miami, Florida, then struck near Buras, Louisiana and Long Beach, Mississippi.

Prior to Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the Sunset Limited was extended east of New Orleans to Orlando, Florida, making it the only true Coast to Coast train in the country.

At 5: 00 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina was located just offshore of southwestern Florida over the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles ( 80 km ) north-northeast of Key West, Florida.

In the early afternoon, the National Hurricane Center officially shifts the possible track of Katrina from the Florida Panhandle to the Mississippi / Louisiana coast.

Hurricane Katrina | Post-Katrina temporary earthen levee under construction where a floodwall failed, with Florida Avenue bridge in distance

Katrina produced slightly above average rains for a tropical cyclone, with nearly 16½ inches of rain falling between South Miami and Perrine in South Florida, with totals of up towards in Louisiana.