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April 5, 1865: Cutting the Line: Captain J.J. Dickison’s Last Blow Against Union Control in East Florida
In the waning days of the Civil War, when the Confederacy was collapsing across the South, Florida remained a contested and often overlooked frontier.
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April 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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April 25, 1776, ”The Grand Magazine of America,” Washington Confronts a Dangerous Reality in New York
On April 25, 1776, the American cause in New York stood at a fragile, uncertain crossroads.
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April 25, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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April 6, 1856: War in the Swamp: U.S. Troops Clash with Seminoles in the Depths of Big Cypress
Deep in the tangled wilderness of South Florida, far from the nation’s growing population and politics, a quiet but consequential war was unfolding.
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April 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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From Biscayne Bay to Latin America: How Pan Am Helped Turn Miami Into the Gateway of the Americas
On May 21, 1929, a flying boat lifted off from the waters of Biscayne Bay carrying sacks of international mail bound for Nicaragua, marking another bold step in the rapid expansion of Pan American Air...
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May 21, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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I was on the edge of the field at Fort Lauderdale Stadium, where the Yankees held spring training from 1962 to 1995, when in 1979 I caught Tommy John in mid-delivery, pinstripes, leg extended, that cl...
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August 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
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Diplomacy Demands Patience, But Can Trump Deliver It?
President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about negotiations with Iran offer a revealing glimpse into one of the central questions facing his presidency: whether a leader who thrives on speed, spectacle...
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June 3, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Congress and Washington Shape a Continental War Strategy as the Revolution Expands Across Frontiers
May 25, 1776, marked another turning point in the American Revolution as General George Washington returned to Philadelphia and the Continental Congress shifted from reacting to emergencies toward pla...
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May 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Silence Helped Kill Reconstruction, Black College Athletes Must Not Let History Repeat Itself
The collapse of Reconstruction did not happen overnight, nor was it carried out solely by white supremacist mobs and violent extremists.
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May 23, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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On May 22, 1981, I photographed country music legend Charley Pride during his performance at the West Palm Beach Auditorium in South Florida. Photos by Jay Kravetz.

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May 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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The Day Florida State University Was Born
On May 15, 1947, the state of Florida officially transformed the Florida State College for Women into Florida State University, a decision that reshaped higher education in Florida and marked the begi...
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May 15, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Fourteen Days After Heart Surgery, I Walked Out of My Surgeon’s Office and Into the Rest of My Life
Fourteen days after my heart surgery, I walked into my final postoperative appointment knowing this visit marked the end of one chapter of my life and the beginning of another.
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May 14, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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May 13, 1865: The Day the Last Confederate Troops in Florida Surrendered,  Freedom Finally Came to Tallahassee
In the spring of 1865, the Civil War was collapsing across the South.
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May 13, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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May 11, 1776: Franklin Leaves Canada as the Revolution in the North Begins to Collapse
The American Revolution’s bold gamble to bring Canada into the rebellion was unraveling by May 11, 1776, and on this day one of the Revolution’s most famous figures quietly turned south toward home.
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May 11, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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Coming Home After Heart Surgery
I walked back into my townhouse carrying a heart that had been rebuilt.
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May 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Black Catholic Heritage in St. Augustine: Faith, Education, and the Long Struggle for Equality
In the heart of Lincolnville in St.
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April 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Tolomato Cemetery: A Silent Chronicle of St. Augustine’s Earliest Generations
Tucked just beyond the bustle of Spanish Street, in the heart of St.
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April 30, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Preparing the Heart: A Day Inside Cardiac Pre-Op
Today, my wife Cheryl and I are walking into Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center not as a photographer or historian observing the past, but as a patient, standing on the threshold of a deeply personal m...
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April 29, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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April 11, 1986: Blood on the Quiet Street: The FBI Miami Shootout
On the morning of April 11, 1986, in what is now the quiet residential community of Pinecrest, eight FBI agents set out to stop two of South Florida’s most dangerous fugitives, William Russell Matix a...
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April 11, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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April 10, 1776: Guns Arrive, Alliances Tested, and Strain Revealed
On April 10, 1776, the American war effort revealed itself not in a single dramatic clash, but in the quieter, grinding realities that would determine whether the Revolution could survive at all.
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April 10, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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April 9, 1776:
By early April 1776, the center of gravity in the American Revolution was shifting decisively from Boston to New York.
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April 9, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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March 29, 2013: Miami, Florida
Through My Lens: Photographing a President in Motion
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March 29, 2013: Miami, Florida Through My Lens: Photographing a President in Motion The heat in Miami had already settled in by late morning, the kind that hangs in the air and hums with anticipatio...
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March 30, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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March 27, 1974: On the Edge of History: Hank Aaron, the Weight of a Record, and the Grace of a Man
Photo and Story by Jay Kravetz
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March 28, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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March 25, 1776: Congress Turns Victory into Nationhood
Just eight days after British forces evacuated Boston on March 17, 1776, news of the American triumph reached the halls of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
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March 25, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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Chuck Norris, Reluctant Legend and Relentless Professional, Dies at 86
Story and photo by Jay Kravetz
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March 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM