<P> Cape Canaveral , from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral , is a cape in Brevard County , Florida , United States , near the center of the state 's Atlantic coast . Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973 , it lies east of Merritt Island , separated from it by the Banana River . It was discovered by the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1513 . </P>
<P> Cape Canaveral , from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral , is a cape in Brevard County , Florida , United States , near the center of the state 's Atlantic coast . Known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973 , it lies east of Merritt Island , separated from it by the Banana River . It was discovered by the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León in 1513 . </P>
when did they change from cape kennedy to cape canaveral
when did they change from cape kennedy to cape canaveral
1973
1973