Hurricane Five struck Florida and caused 700 fatalities.
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The world's largest Legoland theme park opened in Winter Haven, Florida.
North Carolina, US, was hit by hurricane Bob.
The US Commerce Department decided that hurricane names would no longer be only female.
NASA's Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Florida on its 19th mission, STS-64.
Michael Jordan married his second wife, Yvette Prieto, at Palm Beach, Florida, US.