Timeline Of Miami
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
Seybold Building in Miami, Florida build in 1921 first phase
19th century
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- 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 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 (Jacksonville-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 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 is established in Coconut Grove.
- The Miami Herald 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 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 begins broadcasting.
- Tamiami Canal Bridge 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, 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.
- 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 buys a home in Miami Beach.
- 1929 - Sears, Roebuck and Company Department Store opens.
- 1930
- Miami Civic Center opens.
- Population: 110,637.
- 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.
- 1936 – Parrot Jungle established.
- 1937 – Burdine Stadium, and Liberty Square (housing complex) 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.
- Population: 172,172; county 267,739.
- 1941 – Dorsey Memorial Library opens.
- 1942
- May: Portero del Llano ship sinks offshore during World War II.
- Submarine Chaser Training Center established.
- 1943 – Urban League of Greater Miami established.
- 1946 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People branch established in Liberty City.
- 1948 – Coconut Grove Citizens Committee for Slum Clearance and Civil Rights Congress chapter organized.
- 1949 – WTVJ (television) begins broadcasting.
1950s-1970s
- 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.
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute founded in Miami.
- 1954 – Burger King founded in Miami.
- 1955 – Miami Seaquarium established.
- 1956 – WCKT (television) begins broadcasting.
- 1957
- WPST-TV (television) 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 dedicated.
- 1960 – Population: 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".
- Florida International University established.
- Ediciones Universal in business.
- 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.
- 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; 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 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.
- 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 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 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.
- Population: 346,865;
- 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.
- 1982 Overtown riot occurs
- 1983
- The movie Scarface is filmed in Miami.
- Christo unveils Surrounded Islands.
- 1984
- Metrorail begins operating.
- Center for Fine Arts
- Miami International Film Festival begins.
- Southeast Financial Center built on Biscayne Boulevard.
- Fictional Miami Vice television program begins national broadcast founded and ran on NBC from 1984 to 1989.
- First edition of the Miami International Book Fair.
- First year of filming
- 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 New Times newspaper in publication.
- Miami Tower built.
- 1989
- Nelson Mandela visits city.
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 18th congressional district.
- 1990
- Knight Foundation headquartered in city.
- Population: 358,548; 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.
- 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).
- Pottinger v. City of Miami homeless-related lawsuit decided.
- Liberty City Charter School established.
- 1997
- May 12: Tornado.
- November: Mayoral election held.
- Dade County renamed Miami-Dade County.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 2011
- Carlos A. Giménez becomes mayor of Miami-Dade County.
- Vice City Rollers (roller derby league) formed.
- Frederica Wilson becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 17th congressional district.
- 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.
- 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