Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
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The US Commerce Department decided that hurricane names would no longer be only female.
An extreme category 5 hurricane called Gilbert hit Jamaica, with the eye of the storm being 15 miles wide.
The first weather satellite (ESSA-1) was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The Voyager 1 Space Probe was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The Ranger 3 robotic spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
