This Day in Miami History Podcast

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit one of the most significant hurricanes to impact Miami-Dade County, Hurricane Wilma. We speak with Brian McNoldy of the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami about the historic 2005 hurricane season, and the storm that landed the final punch on Florida.

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Brian McNoldy - RSMAS

@bmcnoldy.bsky.social — Bluesky

Brian McNoldy | Facebook

Katrina South Florida - jimhurricanecity on YouTube

WTVJ 6 Hurricane Rita Live News Coverage September 2005 - Sloan's TV Airchive on YouTube

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we pay tribute to one of the greatest women's tennis players of all time, Doris Hart. She learned the game on Miami's courts and achieved unimagined success in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Doris Hart - International Tennis Hall of Fame

Doris Hart on British Pathé newsreels

Tennis with Hart by HART, Doris | Hardcover | 1955 | J.B. Lippincott | Biblio

Note: An early release of this episode indicated the wrong date for the U.S. National Championship women's singles final in 1954 (September 5, 1954). The error has been corrected. We apologize for the error.

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back at Miami's 15th birthday celebrations, and the historic aviation meet that introduced The Magic City to airplanes.

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Wings Over Miami | Update, November 1985

Aviation in Miami: The First 100 Years | HistoryMiami Museum

Miami Country Club | The Florida Golf Course Seeker

Wright Brothers Flying Replica | TouringOhio.com via YouTube

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look at the extraordinary life of Ruth Bryan Owen, and focus on just one way in which she broke barriers for women in South Florida and across the United States of America: When she was sworn in to represent America in Denmark.

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Reginald Bryan Owen | Denver Public Library Digital Collections

Ruth Bryan Owen: Florida's First Congresswoman and Lifetime Activist on JSTOR

The Riddle of Ruth Bryan Owen by Daniel B. Rice | Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities

OWEN, Ruth Bryan | Biographical Directory of the United States

OWEN, Ruth Bryan | History, Art & Archives, United States House of Representatives

Envoy Ruth Bryan Owen - U.S. Embassy & Consulate in the Kingdom of Denmark

"Because I Was a Woman": Ruth Bryan Owen and Her American Citizenship - Nebraska State Historical Society

Ruth Bryan Owen – Women Film Pioneers Project

Arguments and hearings before Elections Committee No. 1, House of Representatives, Seventy-first Congress, second session : contested election case of William C. Lawson v. Ruth Bryan Owen from the fourth congressional district of Florida | HathiTrust Digital Library

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we discuss the 1984 acquittal of Luis Alvarez for the shooting death of Nevell Johnson Jr. in 1982. We also explore Miami's larger racial history and more with Dr. Seth A. Weitz, associate professor of history at Dalton State College and his book, "City of Hope, City of Rage: Miami, 1968-1994" (Click the link to order now!)

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Police sealed off a 250-square-block area of the Overtown... - UPI Archives, Dec. 29, 1982

The Overtown ghetto, inflamed by the swift acquittal of... - UPI Archives, March 16, 1984

Here is a chronology of Miami's recent racial strife.... - UPI Archives, March 16, 1984

Miami's Verdict | TIME, March 26, 1984

THE BLOG: 30 YEARS AGO : STATE V. OFFICER LUIS ALVAREZ

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we revisit the Florida Teachers' Strike of 1968. The labor action (technically a walkoff) challenged and changed the state's constitution, and led to a significant rethinking of education in the Sunshine State. We discuss this seminal event with Jody Baxter Noll, history lecturer at Georgia State University and the author of the upcoming book, "The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight Against Sunshine State Conservatism. (Click the link to pre-order now!)

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"We are Not Hired Help": The 1968 Statewide Florida Teacher Strike and the Formation of Modern Florida

50 Years Ago, Miami-Dade County Played Key Role In Nation's First Statewide Teacher Strike | WLRN

It's Been 50 Years Since Florida Teachers Went On Strike. Today, It's Illegal For Them To Do So. | WUSF

FEA 1968 Walkout Video | Florida Education Association

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we take a look at Interama. The proposed trade and culture exchange predated EPCOT by more than a decade, except it never actually got built. Learn more about the saga that spanned six presidencies, from Truman to Ford.

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Proclamation of assistance and cooperation with the Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center, January 30, 1952 | Harry S. Truman Library

Interama at the JFK Library

Interama at the LBJ Library

Interama | World's Fair Photos

International Bazaar for the International Area of the Interama Project — Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we explore the confusing early history of one of Miami-Dade County's most important businesses, Burger King. We revisit co-founder James McLamore with his son Whit and grandson Sterling through his book, "The Burger King: A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership"

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The Burger King Book (https://www.thebkbook.com/)

The Burger King Book at Books & Books (https://shop.booksandbooks.com/aff/thisdaymiamipod_34958/book/9781642502824)

Burger King Scholars (https://www.burgerkingfoundation.org/programs/burger-king-sm-scholars)

McLamore Family Foundation (https://www.thebkbook.com/mff)

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we review the history of Islandia, a city formed with development in mind that eventually — and unintentionally — helped create Biscayne National Park.

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The Birth of Biscayne National Park (https://www.nps.gov/bisc/learn/historyculture/the-birth-of-biscayne-national-park.htm)

Biscayne National Park: The History of a Unique Park on the “Edge” — An Administrative History by Leslie Kemp Poole (https://npshistory.com/publications/bisc/adhi.pdf)

Learn About Biscayne National Park (https://floridanationalparksassociation.org/learn-about-biscayne-national-park)

Jason Katz: Islandia: The Miami Beach That Wasn't (https://youtu.be/v0aFxe9Vjqk)

In today's episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back at an unusual chapter in the history of historical preservation in Miami. Part of the Charles Munroe Brown House, in the middle of a move from Omni to Watson Island, collapsed on the MacArthur Causeway. We talk to Don Slesnick, who was then president of the Dade Heritage Trust, about the calamity.

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A Gust of Wind -- And Miami Loses a Landmark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qfGo_BN9Oo