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The State Board takes up the rule changes at its Thursday meeting.

The new exhibit is expected to open in September. It will include the grave marker as well as information about Indian, Lignumvitae and Tea Table Keys.

Before the Apollo missions, NASA had to learn how to live and work in space. The Mercury and Gemini programs paved the way for future moon missions.

Some of the first African-Americans to fight for the US Army Air Corps in World War II are meeting in Orlando.The 46th National Tuskegee Airmen Convention honors the groundbreaking achievements of the Tuskegee Airmen, who confronted racial discrimination through their military service. Events include a ceremony remembering deceased members, a reunion of original airmen, and youth outreach.

A group of Orlando residents will urge city commissioners Monday afternoon to remove the 100-year-old statue of a confederate soldier in Lake Eola Park. They say it is a symbol of decades of white supremacy and discrimination against people of color. They insist that it be removed before June 12th when city officials will hold a ceremony at the public park for Orlando United Day.

A Dutch slave ship, civil rights marchers, and Trayvon Martin line the walls of the Orange County Regional History Center in downtown Orlando.All in fabric.The quilts are part of a traveling exhibit called “And Still We Rise,” that tells 400 years of American history.The quilts offer a glimpse of history through the lens of black artists and, as 90.7’s Renata Sago reports, they’re inspiring a new take on an old tradition.

Goldsboro residents will have their last chance in person Tuesday night to weigh in on plans to ease congestion caused by the Amtrak’s Auto Train. When the Auto train rolls into Sanford, it blocks traffic on one of the main roads into Goldsboro.

New development in Eatonville could help preserve the town’s history and be an economic engine.

Since Texas became a state, the Rio Grande has marked the border between the U.S. and Mexico. But, like rivers do, it moved. In 1964, the U.S. finally gave back 437 acres of land.