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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
In today’s episode of This Day in Miami History, we review the pathway to the premier of “Brother’s Keeper,” the pilot episode of Miami Vice. The show would change how people across the country and...
In today’s episode of This Day in Miami History, we talk with Mike Ryan Ruiz of Meadowlark Media about The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz, a program that he produced for years and helped take...
In today’s episode of This Day in Miami History, we look back to 1964, when Jackie Gleason moved his CBS television program to the Miami Beach Auditorium and brought South Florida into America’s homes on...