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.
19th century
- 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;[2] John B. Reilly becomes mayor.[3]
- Florida East Coast Railway (Jacksonville-Miami) arrives in Miami.[1]
- Miami Metropolis newspaper begins publication.[4]
- Biscayne Hotel built.[3]
- 1897
- Royal Palm Hotel in business.[5]
- 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]
- Telephone service begins in Miami.[6]
- 1900
- Flagler Public Library, Miami Board of Trade, and Woman's Club founded.[1]
- Population: 1,681.
20th century
1900s-1940s
- 1902 – Carpenters Local 993 labor union established.[7]
- 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.[8]
- Town of Miami Beach incorporated near Miami.
- 1916 – David Fairchild establishes The Kampong, his winter home in Coconut Grove.
- 1917 – Elser Pier opens.[9]
- 1918 – Airdrome Theatre and Strand Theatre open.[10]
- 1919
- 1920
- Universal Negro Improvement Association chapter established.[13]
- Population: 29,549; county 42,753.
- 1921
- 1923 – Miami Times newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1924
- Buena Vista becomes part of Miami.
- Miami River Canal Swing Bridge built.[12]
- Fotosho Theatre opens.[10]
- 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.
- WIOD radio begins broadcasting.[14]
- Player's State Theater built.[15]
- 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.[10]
- E. G. Sewell becomes mayor.
- Greater Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church built.
- Jewish Floridian newspaper begins publication.
- 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.[8]
- 1930
- Miami Civic Center opens.[8]
- Population: 110,637.[16]
- 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]
- 1936 – Parrot Jungle established.[17]
- 1937 – Burdine Stadium, and Liberty Square (housing complex)[18] open.
- 1938 – Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden opens to the public.
- 1939 – E. G. Sewell becomes mayor yet again.
- 1940
- Historical Association of Southern Florida established.[19]
- Population: 172,172;[16] county 267,739.
- 1941 – Dorsey Memorial Library opens.
- 1942
- May: Portero del Llano ship sinks offshore during World War II.[20]
- Submarine Chaser Training Center established.[21]
- 1943 – Urban League of Greater Miami established.[22]
- 1946 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch established in Liberty City.[23]
- 1948 – Coconut Grove Citizens Committee for Slum Clearance[23] and Civil Rights Congress chapter organized.[24]
- 1949 – WTVJ (television) begins broadcasting.[25]
1950s-1970s
- 1950 – Population: 249,276;[16] county 495,084.
- 1952 – Museum of Science and Natural History opens on Bayshore Drive.
- 1953
- Diario Las Américas Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[4][26]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute founded in Miami.
- 1954 – Burger King founded in Miami.
- 1955 – Miami Seaquarium established.[17]
- 1956 – WCKT (television) begins broadcasting.[25]
- 1957
- WPST-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[25]
- DuPont Plaza Hotel opens for business.
- Robert King High elected mayor of Miami.
- 1958 – Catholic Diocese of Miami established.[27]
- 1959
- City public schools racially desegregated.[20]
- Dade County Junior College and Centro Hispano Católico[28] founded.
- Miami International Airport dedicated.[20]
- 1960 – Population: 291,688;[16] county 935,047.
- 1961 – Colegio de Belén relocates to Miami from Cuba.
- 1962 – Historical Museum of Southern Florida and Cruzada Educativa Cubana[29][30] established.
- 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".[31][32]
- Florida International University established.
- Ediciones Universal in business.[30]
- 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: 1968 Miami riot.[33][34]
- Miami Pop Festivals held near city in May and December.
- 1970
- David T. Kennedy becomes mayor of city; Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County.
- Population: 334,859;[16] county 1,267,792.
- 1971 – Latin Chamber of Commerce established.[35]
- 1972
- July: 1972 Democratic National Convention is held in nearby Miami Beach.
- August: 1972 Republican National Convention is also held in Miami Beach.
- September: Florida International University opens.
- One Biscayne Tower is built.
- Miami Dolphins have their undefeated "perfect" season.
- Jack Orr becomes mayor of Dade County.
- November: "Decade of Progress" bond is passed, providing the funding for the Center for the Fine Arts.[36]
- 1973
- April: U.S.-sponsored "freedom flight" arrivals to Miami of Cuban exiles ends.[32]
- Barnacle Historic State Park established.[37]
- Maurice Ferre becomes city mayor.
- 1974
- Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County again.
- Spanish American League Against Discrimination headquartered in city.[38]
- 1975
- The Bee Gees move to Miami Beach.
- 1976
- El Miami Herald Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.[4]
- Bicentennial Park opens.
- 1977
- Foreign trade zone established.[39][40]
- Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida headquartered in city.[41]
- Omni International Mall in business.
1980s-1990s
- 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.[42]
- Population: 346,865;[16]
- 1981
- Palace apartment building constructed.
- Cuban American National Foundation headquartered in city.
- 1982
- Knight International Center (convention center) opens.
- Facts About Cuban Exiles organization established.[30]
- 1982 Overtown riot occurs.
- 1983
- The movie Scarface, which is set in Miami, is released.
- Christo unveils Surrounded Islands.
- 1984
- Metrorail begins operating.
- Center for Fine Arts
- Miami International Film Festival begins.
- Southeast Financial Center built on Biscayne Boulevard.
- Miami Vice, a crime drama television series, debuts on NBC. It will run from 1984 to 1989.
- 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 set in Miami, begins its seven-year run.
- Miami City Ballet debuts.
- 1986 – Lincoln Center built.
- 1987
- November: Pope John Paul II visits city.
- Miami New Times newspaper in publication.
- Miami Tower built.
- 1989
- 1990
- Nelson Mandela visits city.[44]
- Knight Foundation headquartered in city.
- Population: 358,548;[16] county 1,937,094.
- 1992 – August: Hurricane Andrew.
- 1993
- Stephen P. Clark becomes city mayor.
- Carrie P. Meek becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district.[45]
- 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).[46][chronology citation needed]
- Pottinger v. City of Miami homeless-related lawsuit decided.[47]
- Liberty City Charter School established.[48]
- 1997
- May 12: Tornado.[49]
- November: Mayoral election held.[50][51]
- Dade County renamed Miami-Dade County.
- 1998
- January: Xavier Suarez becomes mayor again.
- March: Mayoral election results of 1997 judged invalid;[51] Carollo becomes mayor again.[52]
- 1999
- American Airlines Arena opens.
- Ultra Festival begins.
2000s
- 2000
- Elián González affair.
- Population: 362,470; county 2,253,362.
- Town of Miami Lakes incorporated near Miami.
21st century
2000s
- 2001
- Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami founded.[53]
- 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.[54]
- 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.[55][56]
- 2011
- Carlos A. Giménez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
- Vice City Rollers (roller derby league) formed.[57]
- Frederica Wilson becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district.[58]
- 2015
- Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016 headquartered in Miami.
- The Miami Science Museum's Coconut Grove location closes
- 2017
- January: City revises its illegal-immigrant sanctuary policy.[59][60]
- The new Miami Science Museum's location opens
See also
- History of Miami
- List of mayors of Miami
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
- Government of Miami-Dade County
- Timelines of other cities in the South Florida area of Florida: Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Miami Beach, West Palm Beach
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