Cape Canaveral

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Sep 22, 2023
	Map added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 17, 2023
	Invalidated site: DiscoverBrevard.com - Cape Canaveral.	Gloria Lotha	Dec 27, 2022
	Add new Web site: Official Site of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 11, 2022
	Article revised and updated.	Erik Gregersen	Jan 24, 2020
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Aug 27, 2008
	Added new Web site: DiscoverBrevard.com - Cape Canaveral.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 20, 2007
	Added new Web site: The Official Site of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 20, 2007
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 01, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998