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Tallahassee


1973 Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics

1969 Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee, Florida, female pitcher, Silver Bullets

1968 Dean Palmer, Tallahassee, Florida, infielder for the Texas Rangers

1968 Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston

1963 Dwight Smith, Tallahassee, Florida, outfielder, Atlanta Braves

1960 Danny Briggs, Abilene, Texas, Nike golfer, 1986 Tallahassee Open-6th

1960 WFSU TV channel 11 in Tallahassee, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting

1956 Bus boycott begins in Tallahassee, Florida

1949 Brad Davis, Tallahassee, Florida, actor, Roots, Chiefs, Midnight Express

1943 Samuel T Durrance, Tallahassee, Florida, PhD/astronaut, STS-35, STS-67

1936 Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel

1926 Carrie P. Meek, born in Tallahassee, Florida, Representative-D-Florida 1993 - 2003

1899 -2 degrees F (-19 degrees C) Tallahassee, Florida (state record)

1868 Florida constitutional convention meets in Tallahassee

1864 Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners


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