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CENTRAL FLORIDA 74 | INFLUENCE SUMMER/FALL 2016 PHOTOS: (Background) David Michael Kabot/Flickr; (top to bottom) 1, 2, 5, 6: WalterPro4755/Flickr; 3: Fibonacci Blue/Flickr; 4: ironypoisoning/Flickr; Orlando UNITED On June 12, 2016, the Pulse nightclub in Orlando gained international attention as it was the scene of the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history, and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the events of September 11, 2001. Forty-nine people were killed and 53 injured. The world embraced the Pulse tragedy and its victims through hundreds of public vigils, memorials and shows of unity and acceptance. These are just a few examples of the how the event reinforced Orlando and Central Florida as the epicenter of love and joie de vivre.


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