When did they change from cape kennedy to cape canaveral?
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When did they pass a law to change Cape Kennedy to Cape Canaveral?
May 1973
Although the name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names of the Department of the Interior in December 1963, it was not popular in Florida from the outset, especially in the bordering city of Cape Canaveral. In 1973, the Florida Legislature passed a law in May restoring the former 400-year-old name, and the Board went along. The name restoration to Cape Canaveral became official on October 9, 1973. Senator Ted Kennedy had stated in 1970 that it was a matter to be decided by the citizens of Florida. The Kennedy family issued a letter stating they "understood the decision", and NASA's Kennedy Space Center retains the "Kennedy" name.
When did they officially change the name from Cape Kennedy to Cape Canaveral?
October 9, 1973
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral
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Cape Canaveral (Spanish: Cabo Cañaveral) is a prominent cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. Officially Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973, it lies east of Merritt Island, separated from it by the Banana River. It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 
Cape Canaveral
Although the name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names of the Department of the Interior in December 1963,[30] it was not popular in Florida from the outset,[26][31][32] especially in the bordering city of Cape Canaveral. In May 1973, the Florida Legislature passed a law restoring the former 400-year-old name,[33][34] and the Board went along. The name restoration to Cape Canaveral became official on 9 October 1973.
Cape Canaveral
Cape Canaveral is a prominent cape in Brevard County, Florida, in the United States, near the center of the state's Atlantic coast. It was named Cape Kennedy from 1963 until May 1973, when the Florida Legislature passed a law restoring the former 400-year-old name, and the Board went along. The name restoration to Cape Canaveral became official on October 9, 1973. Although the name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names of the Department of the Interior in December 1963, it was not popular in Florida from the outset, especially in the bordering city of Cape Canaveral. 