The following is a
timeline
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Timelines can use any suitable scale representing t ...
of the
history
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of the
city
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of
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
in
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County () is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most-populous coun ...
,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, United States.
19th century
* 1870 –
William Brickell establishes a trading post on the south side of the Miami River.
* 1880 – Population: county 100.
* 1884 – The first hotel, The Peacock Inn, is established in Coconut Grove.
* 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
Julia DeForest Tuttle (née Sturtevant; January 22, 1849 – September 14, 1898) was an American businesswoman who owned the property upon which Miami, Florida, was built. For this reason, she's called the "Mother of Miami." She's the only woman ...
moves to Miami.
* 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.
**
Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida, currently owned by Grupo México.
Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a p ...
(
Jacksonville
Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...
-Miami) arrives in Miami.
** ''Miami Metropolis'' newspaper begins publication.
** Biscayne Hotel built.
* 1897
**
Royal Palm Hotel in business.
**
City of Miami Cemetery established.
* 1898
**
Burdines in business.
**
David Fairchild
David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 – August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United Stat ...
establishes the
USDA Plant Introduction Garden.
* 1899
**
Dade County seat relocated to Miami from
Juno.
**Telephone service begins in Miami.
* 1900
** Flagler Public Library, Miami Board of Trade, and Woman's Club founded.
** Population: 1,681.
20th century
1900s-1940s
* 1902 – Carpenters Local 993 labor union established.
* 1903
**
John Sewell becomes mayor.
**
Ransom Everglades School
Ransom Everglades School is an independent school, independent, non-profit, co-educational, university-preparatory school, college-preparatory day school serving grades six to twelve in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida, Coconut Grove in Miami, F ...
is established in Coconut Grove.
** ''
The Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe countie ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1906
** Streetcars begin operating.
** Automobile parade.
* 1909
** City Hall built.
**
Lummus Park opens.
* 1910 – Population: 5,471; county 11,933.
* 1912 – Airport established near Miami.
* 1913
** Bridge to Miami Beach constructed.
**
Lyric Theater opens.
* 1914 – Construction of
Vizcaya begins.
* 1915
** Miami Chamber of Commerce established.
** Town of
Miami Beach
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean an ...
incorporated near Miami.
* 1916 – David Fairchild establishes
The Kampong, his winter home in Coconut Grove.
* 1917 – Elser Pier opens.
* 1918 – Airdrome Theatre and Strand Theatre open.
* 1919
** Coconut Grove is incorporated.
** Great Miami Employers' Association established.
** Seybold Canal Bridge built (approximate date).
* 1920
**
Universal Negro Improvement Association chapter established.
** Population: 29,549; county 42,753.

* 1921
**
Commission-manager form of government adopted.
** WQAM
radio
Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connec ...
begins broadcasting.
** Tamiami Canal
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...
built.
* 1923 – ''Miami Times'' newspaper begins publication.
* 1924
**
Buena Vista becomes part of Miami.
** Miami River Canal Swing Bridge built.
** Fotosho Theatre opens.
* 1925
**
Allapattah,
Coconut Grove
Coconut Grove, also known colloquially as "The Grove", is an affluent and the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhoods of Miami, neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by North Prospect Driv ...
,
Lemon City,
Silver Bluff, and
West Little River become part of Miami.
**
Bayfront Park opens.
** Towns of
Coral Gables
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Cora ...
and
Hialeah
Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in Miami-Dade County in the Miami met ...
incorporated near Miami.
**
University of Miami
The University of Miami (UM, UMiami, Miami, U of M, and The U) is a private university, private research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States. , the university enrolled 19,852 students in two colleges and ten schools across over ...
established in
Coral Gables
Coral Gables is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The city is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida and is located southwest of Downtown Miami. As of the 2020 U.S. census, it had a population of 49,248.
Cora ...
.
* 1926
** January 10: ''
Prinz Valdemar'' ship sinks offshore.
** September:
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its ...
.
** WIOD radio begins broadcasting.
**
Player's State Theater built.
**
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.
**
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
Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American organized crime, gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-foun ...
buys a home in Miami Beach.
* 1929 -
Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store opens.
[ (published circa 2006?)]
* 1930
** Miami Civic Center opens.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 110,637.
* 1933
** February 15: Chicago mayor
Anton Cermak
Anton Joseph Cermak (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was an American politician who served as the 44th Mayor of Chicago from April 7, 1931, until his death in 1933. He was killed by Giuseppe Zangara, whose likely target was President-elec ...
killed by anarchist in
Bayfront Park.
**
E. G. Sewell becomes mayor again.
**
Ryder
Ryder System, Inc. is an American transportation and logistics company, specializing in truck rental and leasing, fleet management, supply chain management, and transportation management. It also offers full-service leasing, rental and maint ...
, the truck leasing company, founded in Miami.
* 1935
** January 1:
Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. Played annually since 1935 Orange Bowl, January 1, 1935, it is tied with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl as the second-oldest bowl games in ...
football contest begins.
** November:
Hurricane
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its ...
.
* 1936 –
Parrot Jungle established.
* 1937 –
Burdine Stadium, and
Liberty Square (housing complex) open.
* 1938 –
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is an botanic garden with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including Arecaceae, palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines. It is located in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Coral Gables, Miami-D ...
opens to the public.
* 1939 –
E. G. Sewell becomes mayor yet again.
* 1940
**
Historical Association of Southern Florida established.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 172,172;
county 267,739.
* 1941 – Dorsey Memorial Library opens.
* 1942
** May: ''Portero del Llano'' ship sinks offshore during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
.
[ (published circa 2006?)]
**
Submarine Chaser Training Center established.
* 1943 –
Urban League
The National Urban League (NUL), formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for Afri ...
of Greater Miami established.
* 1946 –
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E. B. Du&nbs ...
branch established in Liberty City.
* 1948 – Coconut Grove Citizens Committee for Slum Clearance and
Civil Rights Congress
The Civil Rights Congress (CRC) was a United States civil rights organization, formed in 1946 at a national conference for radicals and disbanded in 1956. It succeeded the International Labor Defense, the National Federation for Constitutional L ...
chapter organized.
* 1949 – WTVJ (
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
) begins broadcasting.
1950s-1970s
* 1950 –
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 249,276;
county 495,084.
* 1952 –
Museum of Science and Natural History opens on Bayshore Drive.
* 1953
** ''
Diario Las Américas
''Diario las Américas'' is the first Spanish-language newspaper founded in South Florida, the second oldest in the United States dedicated to Spanish-speaking readers, after ''La Opinión'', in Los Angeles.
Its first copy circulated on July 4, ...
'' Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
**
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) is an American non-profit medical research organization headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland with additional facilities in Ashburn, Virginia. It was founded in 1953 by Howard Hughes, an American busin ...
founded in Miami.
* 1954 –
Burger King
Burger King Corporation (BK, stylized in all caps) is an American multinational chain store, chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. Headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the company was founded in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacks ...
founded in Miami.
* 1955 –
Miami Seaquarium
The Miami Seaquarium is a oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida located near downtown Miami.
Founded in 1955, it is one of the oldest oceanariums in the United States. In addition to m ...
established.
* 1956 – WCKT (
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
) begins broadcasting.
* 1957
** WPST-TV (
television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...
) begins broadcasting.
**
DuPont Plaza Hotel opens for business.
**
Robert King High elected mayor of Miami.
* 1958 –
Catholic Diocese of Miami established.
* 1959
** City public schools racially desegregated.
**
Dade County Junior College and Centro Hispano Católico founded.
**
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary international airport serving Miami and its Miami metropolitan area, surrounding metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Florida. It hosts over 1, ...
dedicated.
* 1960 –
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 291,688;
county 935,047.
* 1961 –
Colegio de Belén relocates to Miami from Cuba.
* 1962 –
Historical Museum of Southern Florida and Cruzada Educativa Cubana
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".
[ (published circa 2006?)]
**
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...
established.
**
Ediciones Universal in business.
* 1966 The
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...
enter the
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, AFL–NFL merger, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Foot ...
as an expansion franchise
* 1968
** August 5–8:
1968 Republican National Convention
The 1968 Republican National Convention was held at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, USA, from August 5 to August 8, 1968, to select the party's nominee in the general election. It nominated former Vice P ...
held in nearby
Miami Beach
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean an ...
.
** August 7–8:
1968 Miami riot.
** Miami Pop Festivals held near city in
May
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May is a month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, May in the Southern Hemisphere is the ...
and
December
December is the twelfth and final month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days.
December's name derives from the Latin word ''decem'' (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in t ...
.
* 1970
**
David T. Kennedy becomes mayor of city;
Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 334,859;
county 1,267,792.
* 1971 – Latin Chamber of Commerce established.
* 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
Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...
opens.
**
One Biscayne Tower is built.
**
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...
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.
* 1973
** April: U.S.-sponsored "freedom flight" arrivals to Miami of Cuban exiles ends.
**
Barnacle Historic State Park established.
**
Maurice Ferre becomes city mayor.
* 1974
**
Stephen P. Clark becomes mayor of Dade County again.
** Spanish American League Against Discrimination headquartered in city.
* 1975
** The
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees
were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in ...
move to Miami Beach.
* 1976
** ''
El Miami Herald'' Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
**
Bicentennial Park opens.
* 1977
**
Foreign trade zone established.
** Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida headquartered in city.
**
Omni International Mall in business.
1980s-1990s
* 1980
** May:
race riots
This is a list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified as pogroms.
Africa
Americas
United States
Nativist period: 1700s� ...
in
Overtown and
Liberty City after the death of Arthur McDuffie.
** April–October: Cubans arrive in city via
Mariel boatlift
The Mariel boatlift () was a mass emigration of Cubans who traveled from Cuba's Mariel Harbor to the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980. The term "" is used to refer to these refugees in both Spanish and English. While the ex ...
.
**
Miami MetroZoo opens near city.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 346,865;
* 1981
**
Palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...
apartment building constructed.
**
Cuban American National Foundation headquartered in city.
* 1982
**
Knight International Center (convention center) opens.
** Facts About Cuban Exiles organization established.
**
1982 Overtown riot occurs.
* 1983
** The movie ''
Scarface'', which is set in Miami, is released.
**
Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff (1935–2020) and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935–2009), known as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were artists noted for their large-scale, site-specific environmental installations, often large landmarks a ...
unveils
Surrounded Islands.
* 1984
**
Metrorail
METRORail is the light rail system in Houston, Texas (United States). In , the system had a ridership of , or about per weekday as of . METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the List ...
begins operating.
**
Center for Fine Arts
**
Miami International Film Festival
The Miami Film Festival, formerly Miami International Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Miami, Florida, each March. Since 2015 the festival also runs a smaller Fall Festival, known as the Miami Film Festival GEMS, which presents ...
begins.
**
Southeast Financial Center built on
Biscayne Boulevard.
** ''
Miami Vice
''Miami Vice'' is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo Tubbs, Ricardo "Rico" Tub ...
'', a crime drama television series, debuts on
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...
. It will run from 1984 to 1989.
** First edition of the
Miami International Book Fair.
* 1985
** ''
Miami SunPost
''The Miami SunPost'' was a free weekly community-style newspaper published in Miami, Florida, and distributed in a print edition and an on-line edition every Thursday. The paper covered local news, politics, business, culture, society, and the ...
'' newspaper begins publication.
**
Xavier Suarez becomes city mayor.
**
Stephen P. Clark Government Center built.
** ''
The Golden Girls
''The Golden Girls'' is an American sitcom created by Susan Harris that aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes, spanning seven seasons. The show's ensemble cast stars Beatrice Arthur, Betty ...
'', a television sitcom set in Miami, begins its seven-year run.
**
Miami City Ballet debuts.
* 1986 –
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5  ...
built.
* 1987
** November:
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005.
In his you ...
visits city.
** ''
Miami New Times
The ''Miami New Times'' is a newspaper published in Miami, Florida, United States, and distributed every Thursday. It primarily serves the Miami metropolitan area, and is headquartered in Miami's Wynwood Art District.
Overview
It was acquired ...
'' newspaper in publication.
**
Miami Tower built.
* 1989
**
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ( ; ; born July 15, 1952) is an American politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She was Chairwoman ...
becomes
U.S. representative
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
for
Florida's 18th congressional district.
* 1990
**
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...
visits city.
**
Knight Foundation
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, also known as the Knight Foundation, is an American non-profit foundation that provides grants for journalism, communities, and the arts.
The organization was founded as the Knight Memorial Education ...
headquartered in city.
**
Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...
: 358,548;
county 1,937,094.
* 1992 – August:
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew was a compact, but very powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that struck the Bahamas, Florida, and Louisiana in August 1992. It was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures dama ...
.
* 1993
**
Stephen P. Clark becomes city mayor.
**
Carrie P. Meek becomes
U.S. representative
The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...
for
Florida's 17th congressional district
Florida's 17th congressional district is an congressional district, electoral district for the U.S. Congress, located in Southwest Florida. In the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, 2020 redistricting cycle, the district was shrunk to only ...
.
* 1994
**
Eleventh Street (Metromover station) opens.
**
1st Summit of the Americas
The First Summit of the Americas was convened in Miami, Florida, United States, on December 9–11, 1994.
This summit was the first of a series of events for leaders from countries of the Americas.
From across North and South America thirty-fo ...
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).
** ''Pottinger v. City of Miami''
homeless
Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing. It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, liv ...
-related lawsuit
decided.
** Liberty City Charter School established.
* 1997
** May 12: Tornado.
** November: Mayoral election held.
** Dade County renamed
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County () is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most-populous coun ...
.
* 1998
** January:
Xavier Suarez becomes mayor again.
** March: Mayoral election results of 1997 judged invalid;
Carollo becomes mayor again.
* 1999
**
American Airlines Arena opens.
**
Ultra Festival begins.
2000s
* 2000
**
Elián González affair
Elian or Elián (Spanish) or Élian (French) can refer to:
People
* Saint Elian (Syria) (died 284)
** Church of Saint Elian (Arabic: كنيسة مار اليان, Kaneesat Mar Elian) is a church in Homs, Syria
** Monastery of St. Elian a Syriac Ca ...
.
** Population: 362,470; county 2,253,362.
** Town of
Miami Lakes incorporated near Miami.
21st century
2000s
* 2001
** Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami founded.
**
Manny Diaz becomes city mayor.
* 2002 –
Art Basel
Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel (Switzerland), Miami Beach (US), Hong Kong and Paris. Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to show and sell their work to buyers, an ...
begins in Miami Beach.
* 2003
**
Four Seasons Hotel Miami built.
** City of
Miami Gardens
Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Miami and located north of downtown Miami with city boundaries that stretch from I-95 and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th ...
incorporated near Miami.
* 2004 –
Carlos Alvarez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
* 2006 –
Carnival Center opens.
* 2007
** Ferguson U.S. Courthouse built.
** Fictional ''
Burn Notice
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'' 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.
* 2011
**
Carlos A. Giménez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
** Vice City Rollers (roller derby league) formed.
**
Frederica Wilson
Frederica Smith Wilson (born Frederica Patricia Smith, November 5, 1942) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing . Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional dis ...
becomes
U.S. representative
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for
Florida's 17th congressional district
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.
* 2015
**
Marco Rubio presidential campaign, 2016 headquartered in Miami.
** The
Miami Science Museum's Coconut Grove
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location closes
* 2017
** January: City revises its
illegal-immigrant sanctuary
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policy.
** The new
Miami Science Museum's location opens
See also
*
History of Miami
Thousands of years before Europeans arrived, a large portion of south east Florida, including the area where Miami, Florida exists today, was inhabited by Tequestas. The Tequesta (also Tekesta, Tegesta, Chequesta, Vizcaynos) Native American tr ...
*
List of mayors of Miami
Below is a list of mayors of the City of Miami, Florida, United States.
List of mayors
See also
*Government of the City of Miami
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* Timeline of Miami
* List of mayors of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 1964–present
* Miami City Hall
Ref ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Miami, Florida
*
Government of Miami-Dade County
The government of Miami-Dade County is defined and authorized under the Constitution of Florida, Florida law, and the Home Rule Charter of Miami-Dade County.
Since its formation in 1957, the county has had a two-tier system of government. Und ...
*
Timelines of other cities in the
South Florida
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area of Florida:
Boca Raton
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,
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it ...
,
Hialeah
Hialeah ( ; ) is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. With a population of 223,109 as of the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in Florida. It is the second largest city by population in Miami-Dade County in the Miami met ...
,
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood ...
,
Miami Beach
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,
West Palm Beach
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References
Bibliography
Published in the 20th century
1900s-1940s
* Miami City Directory (Miami, Florida, 1904)
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1918 ed.*
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* Isador Cohen, Historical Sketches and Sidelights of Miami (Miami, 1925)
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* T. H. Weigall, Boom in Paradise (New York, 1932)
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* 1941-
1950s-1970s
* 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)
1980s-1990s
* Paul George, "Passage to a New Eden", Florida Historical Quarterly, 59 (1981)
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* Arva Moore Parks. Miami: The Magic City. Miami: Centennial Press, 1991.
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* Marvin Dunn, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century (Gainesville, Florida, 1997)
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External links
* 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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