Author: Tom Palermo

President Dwight Eisenhower’s Christmas Greeting First Space-To-Earth Message In History 65 Years Ago

In this age of instant global communication, it’s hard to fathom that only 61 years ago this month the world’s first communications satellite was launched aboard an American Atlas rocket from right here in our backyard at Cape Canaveral. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: ‘Indialantic-by-the-Sea’ Founded in 1915 By Ernest Kouwen-Hoven

It all started in 1915 when Ernest Kouwen-Hoven came south from Chicago and brought his family to Melbourne. Kouwen-Hoven, originally from the Netherlands, purchased a strip of beachside land lying between the Indian River and the Atlantic Ocean. […]

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FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Highlights For Cases In Brevard County

The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. […]

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FWC Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Highlights For Cases In Brevard County

The following report highlights some cases the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission handled in Brevard County over the past week but does not include all actions taken by the Division of Law Enforcement. […]

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THIS DAY IN HISTORY: Alan Shepard Became First American in Space After Launch From Cape Canaveral On May 5, 1961

On the morning of May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard crawled into the cramped Mercury capsule, “Freedom 7,” at Launch Complex 5 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. […]

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