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Orlando Timeline – 1941-1950

1941- Orlando Junior College opened September 15**
- U.S. Post Office and Federal building dedicated May 14**
- Civil Air Patrol organized**
1942- Reeves Terrace built**
- Rationing books issued**
1943- Quarter horse racing begins (July)**
- Blood Bank organized**
1944- Weather Bureau established at airport**
- DDT developed at U. S. Government laboratory**
- Orlando Junior College moved to Lake Highland**
1945- Rationing removed**
- Navy takes over Underwater Sound Reference Laboratory on Lake Gem*** (Closes in 1996***)
1946- Orlando adopts Volos, Greece**
- Municipal airport freed of debt**
- Orange General Hospital renamed Orange Memorial Hospital May 30**
- Orange County's Vacuum Foods, later "Minute Maid" invents frozen concentrate allowing juice to be sold year-round***
1947- WORZ goes on air February 17**
- Citizens National Bank opened February 17**
- Dr. J. B. Callahan died February 28**
- City buys Fairview Park**
- WHOO goes on air December 15**
- Army chooses Cape Canaveral for long-range missile testing***
- Chuck Yeager's "X-1" first tested at Pine Castle Air Force Base***
1948- League of Municipalities formed**
- Orlando Union Rescue Mission organized**
1949- Greyhound Terminal opened February 27**
- President Truman dedicated Andrews Causeway March 8**
- Orlando Industrial Board organized**
- Gatorland opens as 110 acre theme park and conservancy***
1950- Belk-Lindsey buys Slemons store on West Church Street**
- Postal service cut to one delivery daily**
- First election machines go in service**
- Negroes allowed to vote in primary election**
- First parking meters installed**

References:

* Bacon, Eve. Orlando a Centennial History: Vol I. Chuluota, FL: The Mickler House, Publishers. 1975
** Bacon, Eve. Orlando a Centennial History: Vol II. Chuluota, FL: The Mickler House, Publishers. 1977
*** Orange County Regional History Center – Informational Display

Orlando History Timeline

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  • Orlando Timeline – 1901-1910
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  • Orlando Timeline – 1921-1930
  • Orlando Timeline – 1931-1940
  • Orlando Timeline – 1941-1950
  • Orlando Timeline – 1951-1960
  • Orlando Timeline – 1961-1970
  • Orlando Timeline – 1971-1980
  • Submit Timeline Date
  • EPOCH – Obituaries
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