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In 1983, a group of Hindus residing in and around Tampa, Florida established the Hindu Temple of Florida, a non-profit organization. [1] In 1989, the organization purchased land located ten miles north of Tampa International Airport. [1] [2] Construction for the temple began in 1994 and concluded in 1996. [1]
Gas Plant Stadium is an approved indoor ballpark in St. Petersburg, Florida.If constructed, it would serve as the home of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball. [1] [2] The construction cost is estimated to be $1.3 billion and the total cost to public will be $1.5 billion.
The "butterfly ballot" used in Palm Beach County, Florida, was suspected of causing Al Gore's supporters to accidentally vote for Pat Buchanan. The 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida was a period of vote recounting in Florida that occurred during the weeks after Election Day in the 2000 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore.
1821 – Spain transfers control of Florida to the United States per the Adams-Onis Treaty; 1824 – Fort Brooke established by U.S. Army on Tampa Bay in the Territory of Florida. 1831 – Tampa Bay post office established. Fort Brooke ca. 1840. 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. 1848 – 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane.
A temple was recorded as Wat Mongkolratanaram of Florida Inc., Thai Buddhist Temple, Interbay Area Florida. It was founded on 19 May 1981 under the Thai Sangha Assembly . Until the property at 5306 Palm River Road was purchased in 1982, religious services were held in a house rented off of Dale Mabry Highway. [ 4 ]
Catherine Parks is an American actress who has starred in movies and on television. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 1982 horror movie Friday the 13th Part III, as Vera Sanchez, and the 1989 comedy Weekend at Bernie's.
Martin Luther King Jr. visited Tampa on November 19, 1961, and gave a speech at Fort Homer Hesterly Armory to a crowd of 4,200 people. A false bomb threat led to King and the attendees being evacuated and the speech was delayed by 30 minutes. By 1967, Tampa was described as having little visible legal segregation in it.