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April 13, 1933: Ruth Bryan Owen sworn in as first female chief of mission at the minister rank

  • April 13, 2025
  • Tagged as: Dade, Miami, Miami-Dade, Ruth Bryan Owen, William Jennings Bryan
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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March 15, 1984: Jury acquits Miami police officer Luis Alvarez for shooting of Nevell Johnson Jr. (with Seth A. Weitz)

  • March 15, 2025
  • Tagged as: Dade, Luis Alvarez, Miami, Miami-Dade, Nevell Johnson, Nevell Johnson Jr., Seth A. Weitz
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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February 19, 1968: Teachers in Dade and across the state of Florida resign en masse (with Jody Baxter Noll)

  • February 19, 2025
  • Tagged as: Dade, Miami, Miami-Dade, Strike, Teachers
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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January 30, 1952: President Harry S. Truman signs Interama proclamation

  • January 30, 2025
  • Tagged as: Dade, Interama, Miami, Miami-Dade
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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Bonus Episode: Revisiting Burger King’s James McLamore, with Whit and Sterling McLamore

  • December 4, 2024
  • Tagged as: Dade, James McLamore, Miami, Miami-Dade
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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November 8, 1960: 10 voters choose to create Islandia, an unlikely Dade County city

  • November 11, 2024
  • Tagged as: Biscayne National Park, Dade, Miami, Miami-Dade
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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Matthew Bunch
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October 7, 1984: The Charles Munroe Brown house collapses on the MacArthur Causeway (with Don Slesnick)

  • October 7, 2024
  • Tagged as: Charles Munroe Brown House, Dade, Dade Heritage Trust, Don Slesnick, Miami, Miami-Dade
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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September 16, 1984: “Miami Vice” premiers on NBC

  • September 16, 2024
  • Tagged as: Dade, Miami, Miami-Dade, NBC
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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September 1, 2004: The Dan LeBatard Show with Stugotz airs for the first time (with Mike Ryan Ruiz)

  • September 1, 2024
  • Tagged as: Dade, Dan LeBatard, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mike Ryan Ruiz, Stugotz
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...

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Matthew Bunch
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August 3, 1964: The Great Gleason Express rolls Jackie Gleason into Miami

  • August 3, 2024
  • Tagged as: CBS, Dade, Jackie Gleason, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Dade
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...

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