Timeline of Miami
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
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Prior to 20th century
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The seal of Florida reflects the state's Native American ancestry
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Historical Periods | |
Pre-history | until 1497 |
Spanish Rule | 1513–1763 |
British Rule | 1763–1783 |
Spanish Rule | 1783–1821 |
U.S. Territorial Period | 1822–1845 |
Statehood | 1845–present |
Major Events | |
American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 |
War of 1812 | 1811–1814 |
First Seminole War | 1817–1818 |
Capitol moved to Tallahassee |
1824 |
Second Seminole War | 1835–1842 |
Constitutional convention | 1838 |
Third Seminole War | 1855–1858 |
Ordinance of Secession | 1861 |
Civil War | 1861–1865 |
3rd Constitution | 1865 |
Reconstruction | 1865–1868 |
4th Constitution | 1868 |
5th Constitution | 1885 |
Great Migration | 1910–1930 |
Land Boom | 1925–1929 |
6th Constitution | 1968 |
Gore v. Harris 2000 Presidential Election |
2000 |
Timeline | |
- 1870 - William Brickell establishes a trading post on the south side of the Miami River.[1]
- 1880 - Population: county 100.[1]
- 1884 - The first hotel, The Peacock Inn, is established in Coconut Grove.[1]
- 1886
- Ralph Munroe builds a home on the bay in Coconut Grove.
- Kirk Munroe establishes a home in Coconut Grove.
- 1889 - Teaching begins in the first school building in Coconut Grove.
- 1891 - Julia Tuttle moves to Miami.[1]
- 1895 - The first public library is established in Coconut Grove by the ladies of the Pine Needles Club.
- 1896
- Miami incorporated; John B. Reilly becomes mayor.[2]
- Florida East Coast Railway (Jacksonville-Miami) arrives in Miami.[1]
- Miami Metropolis newspaper begins publication.[3]
- Biscayne Hotel built.[2]
- 1897
- Royal Palm Hotel in business.[4]
- City of Miami Cemetery established.
- 1898
- Burdines in business.
- David Fairchild establishes the USDA Plant Introduction Garden.
- 1899 - Dade County seat relocated to Miami from Juno.[1]
20th century
1900s-1940s
- 1900
- Flagler Public Library, Miami Board of Trade, and Woman's Club founded.[1]
- Population: 1,681.
- 1902 - Carpenters Local 993 labor union established.[5]
- 1903
- John Sewell becomes mayor.
- Ransom Everglades School is established in Coconut Grove.
- The Miami Herald newspaper begins publication.[1]
- 1906
- 1909
- City Hall built.[1]
- Lummus Park opens.
- 1910 - Population: 5,471; county 11,933.
- 1912 - Airport established near Miami.[1]
- 1913
- Bridge to Miami Beach constructed.[1]
- Lyric Theater opens.
- 1914 - Construction of Vizcaya begins.
- 1915
- Miami Chamber of Commerce established.[6]
- Town of Miami Beach incorporated near Miami.
- 1916 - David Fairchild establishes The Kampong, his winter home in Coconut Grove.
- 1917 - Elser Pier opens.[7]
- 1918 - Airdrome Theatre and Strand Theatre open.[8]
- 1919
- 1920
- Universal Negro Improvement Association chapter established.[10]
- Population: 29,549; county 42,753.
- 1921 - Commission-manager form of government adopted.[1]
- 1923 - Miami Times newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1924
- Buena Vista becomes part of Miami.
- Fotosho Theatre opens.[8]
- 1925
- Allapattah, Coconut Grove,[1] Lemon City, Silver Bluff, and West Little River become part of Miami.
- Bayfront Park opens.
- Towns of Coral Gables and Hialeah incorporated near Miami.
- University of Miami established in Coral Gables.
- 1926
- January 10: Prinz Valdemar ship sinks offshore.
- September: Hurricane.
- Player's State Theater built.[11]
- Booker T. Washington High School, Olympia Theater, and Tower Theater open.
- Town of Miami Shores incorporated near Miami.
- Wometco - first movie theater, the Capital, opens.
- 1927
- Flagler Theater opens.[8]
- E. G. Sewell becomes mayor.
- Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church built.
- 1928
- Pan American Field (airfield) begins operating.
- Dade County Agricultural High school built.
- Al Capone buys a home in Miami Beach.
- 1929 - Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store opens.[6]
- 1930 - Miami Civic Center opens.[6]
- 1933
- February 15: Chicago mayor Anton Cermak killed by anarchist in Bayfront Park.
- E. G. Sewell becomes mayor again.
- Ryder, the truck leasing company, founded in Miami.
- 1935
- January 1: Orange Bowl football contest begins.
- November: Hurricane.[1]
- 1937 - Miami Municipal Airport, Burdine Stadium, and Liberty Square (housing complex)[12] open.
- 1938 - Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden opens to the public.
- 1939 - E. G. Sewell becomes mayor yet again.
- 1940
- Historical Museum of Southern Florida established.[13]
- Population: 172,172; county 267,739.
- 1941 - Dorsey Memorial Library opens.
- 1942 - May: Portero del Llano ship sinks offshore.[14]
- 1943 - Urban League of Greater Miami established.[15]
- 1946 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch established in Liberty City.[16]
- 1948 - Coconut Grove Citizens Committee for Slum Clearance[16] and Civil Rights Congress chapter organized.[17]
1950s-1990s
- 1950 - Population: 249,276; county 495,084.
- 1952 - Museum of Science and Natural History opens on Bayshore Drive.
- 1953
- Diario Las Américas Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[3]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute founded in Miami.
- 1954 - Burger King founded in Miami.
- 1957
- DuPont Plaza Hotel opens for business.
- Robert King High elected mayor of Miami.
- 1958 - Catholic Diocese of Miami established.[18]
- 1959
- City public schools racially desegregated.[14]
- Dade County Junior College and Centro Hispano Católico[18] founded.
- Miami International Airport dedicated.[14]
- 1960 - Population: 291,688; county 935,047.
- 1961 - Colegio de Belén relocates to Miami from Cuba.
- 1964
- February 25. Cassius Clay defeats Sonny Liston for heavyweight champion of the world.
- Chuck Hall becomes mayor of Dade County.
- 1965
- Cuban exiles begin to arrive in city via U.S.-sponsored "freedom flights".[19][20]
- Florida International University established.
- 1966 The Miami Dolphins enter the American Football League as an expansion franchise
- 1968
- August 5–8: 1968 Republican National Convention held in nearby Miami Beach.
- August 7–8: Unrest in Liberty City.[19][21]
- Miami Pop Festivals held near city.
- 1970
- David T. Kennedy becomes mayor of city; Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County.
- Population: 334,859; county 1,267,792.
- 1971 - Latin Chamber of Commerce established.[22]
- 1972
- August: 1972 Republican National Convention held in nearby Miami Beach.
- One Biscayne Tower built.
- Jack Orr becomes mayor of Dade County.
- 1973
- Maurice Ferre becomes city mayor.
- April: U.S.-sponsored "freedom flight" arrivals to Miami of Cuban exiles ends.[19]
- 1974
- Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County again.
- Spanish American League Against Discrimination headquartered in city.[23]
- 1975
- The Bee Gees move to Miami Beach.
- 1976
- El Miami Herald Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[3]
- Bicentennial Park opens.
- 1977
- Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida headquartered in city.[24]
- Omni International Mall in business.
- 1980
- May: race riots in Overtown and Liberty City after the death of Arthur McDuffie.
- April–October: Cubans arrive in city via Mariel boatlift.
- Miami MetroZoo opens near city.[25]
- 1981
- Palace apartment building constructed.
- Cuban American National Foundation headquartered in city.
- 1982 - Knight International Center (convention center) opens.
- 1983
- The movie Scarface is filmed in Miami.
- Christo unveils Surrounded Islands.
- 1984
- Metrorail begins operating.
- Center for Fine Arts founded.
- Miami International Film Festival begins.
- Southeast Financial Center built on Biscayne Boulevard.
- Fictional Miami Vice television program begins national broadcast.
- First edition of the Miami International Book Fair.
- 1985
- Miami SunPost newspaper begins publication.
- Xavier Suarez becomes city mayor.
- Stephen P. Clark Government Center built.
- The Golden Girls, a television sitcom, begins its seven-year run.
- Miami City Ballet debuts.
- 1986 - Lincoln Center built.
- 1987
- November: Pope John Paul II visits city.
- Miami Tower built.
- 1989 - Nelson Mandela visits city.[26]
- 1990
- Knight Foundation headquartered in city.
- Population: 358,548;[27] county 1,937,094.
- 1992 - August: Hurricane Andrew.
- 1993 - Stephen P. Clark becomes city mayor.
- 1994
- Eleventh Street (Metromover station) opens.
- 1st Summit of the Americas held in city.
- 1996
- Willy Gort becomes mayor of city, succeeded by Joe Carollo; Alex Penelas becomes mayor of Dade County.
- City website online (approximate date).[28][chronology citation needed]
- Liberty City Charter School established.[29]
- 1997
- November: Mayoral election held.[30][31]
- Dade County renamed Miami-Dade County.
- 1998
- January: Xavier Suarez becomes mayor again.
- March: Mayoral election results of 1997 judged invalid;[31] Carollo becomes mayor again.[32]
- 1999
- American Airlines Arena opens.
- Ultra Festival begins.
21st century
2000s
- 2000
- Elián González affair.
- Population: 362,470; county 2,253,362.
- Town of Miami Lakes incorporated near Miami.
- 2001 - Manny Diaz becomes city mayor.
- 2002 - Art Basel begins in Miami Beach.
- 2003
- Four Seasons Hotel Miami built.
- City of Miami Gardens incorporated near Miami.
- 2004 - Carlos Alvarez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
- 2006 - Carnival Center opens.
- 2007
- Ferguson U.S. Courthouse built.[33]
- Fictional Burn Notice television series begins its seven-year run.
- 2008 - Marquis Residences and 900 Biscayne Bay built on Biscayne Boulevard.
- 2009 - Tomás Regalado becomes city mayor.
2010s
- 2010
- Port of Miami Tunnel construction begins.
- Population: 399,457; county 2,496,435; metro 5,564,635.[34]
- 2011
- Carlos A. Giménez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
- Vice City Rollers (roller derby league) formed.[35]
- 2015 - Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016 headquartered in Miami.
See also
- History of Miami, Florida
- List of mayors of Miami
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
- Government of Miami-Dade County
- Other cities in Florida
- Timeline of Jacksonville, Florida
- Timeline of Orlando, Florida
- Timeline of Tampa, Florida
- Timeline of St. Petersburg, Florida
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Federal Writers’ Project 1941, p. 180.
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Bibliography
Published in the 20th century
1900s-1940s
- Miami City Directory (Miami, Fla., 1904)
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- Isador Cohen, Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami (Miami, Fla., 1925)
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- T. H. Weigall, Boom in Paradise (New York, 1932)
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1950s-1990s
- Helen Muir, Miami, U. S. A. (New York, 1953)
- Ruby Leach Carson, "Miami: 1896 to 1900," Tequesta, XVI (1956)
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- Paul S. George, "Colored Town: Miami's Black Community, 1896-1930," Florida Historical Quarterly (April 1978)
- Paul George, "Passage to a New Eden," Florida Historical Quarterly, 59 (1981)
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- T. D. Allman, Miami: City of the Future (New York, 1987)
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- Arva Moore Parks. Miami: The magic city. Miami: Centennial Press, 1991.
- Guillermo J. Grenier and Alex Stepick III, eds., Miami Now! Immigration, Ethnicity, and Social Change (Gainesville, Fla., 1992)
- Alejandro Portes and Alex Stepick. 1993. City on the Edge: The Transformation of Miami. Berkeley: University of California Press.
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- Marvin Dunn, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (Gainesville, FL, 1997)
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Published in the 21st century
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miami, Florida. |
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Miami, various dates
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- City and Local Maps for Miami-Dade County
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