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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 14/12/2025

Last night, Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first winner from a Miami-Dade High School (Steve Spurrier was born in Miami Beach but left at an early age). Here you can see the @miamiherald.com’s coverage of his first start for Christopher Columbus High School in 2019.

Fernando Mendoza’s Silver Knight announcement from Christopher Columbus High School.

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A Marist Brothers High School
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MIAMI HERALD
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A page of the Miami Herald sports section. Excerpts of the relevant story are featured in the next image.

Parrish powers the Explorers to district title
BY BILL DALEY
Special to the Miami Herald
It has been an up-and-down, choppy season for Columbus, and Friday night's matchup with Coral Gables, with the District 15-8A title on the line, was a microcosm of it.
The Explorers did a lot of good things and then some not so good stuff, but in the end, Columbus did more than enough to come through with a 42-26 victory over the Cavaliers at Tropical Park.
"We fully understand that there were a lot of things we need to get cleaned up, including way too many penalties, and we played some very undisciplined football at times that will need to get addressed." Columbus finished the night with 17 penalties for 165 yards, but also didn't turn the ball over.
In his first start, quarterback Fernando Mendoza was efficient, going 11 of 16 with 84 yards and three touchdowns. He threw short passes without being picked off.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 26/07/2025

Happy 100th birthday Miami Freedom Tower! The Magic City’s signature building opened on this day in 1925 as the Miami News Tower. Listen to our conversation with the legendary Dr Paul S. George about the tower from 2023! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The front page of the Tower Section of the Miami Daily News on July 26, 1925. Pictured is what was then the Miami News Tower, now the Miami Freedom Tower.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 21/07/2025

NEW: It was the railroad that founded Miami, but our region has been shaped by flight ever since its first public aviation meet. That event, celebrating Miami’s 15th birthday, took place on this day in 1911. Listen to learn more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

A Wright aircraft flown by Howard Gill in celebration of Miami's 15th anniversary on July 21, 1911.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 31/03/2025

On this date in 1972, 500 Bay Lane was the site of one of the most consequential meetings in American history. Without this Key Biscayne real estate perhaps Watergate never happens. Listen to learn! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 07/03/2025

“The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight Against Sunshine State Conservatism” by our friend Jody Baxter Noll is officially available for sale today! Buy it from @booksandbooks.bsky.social now! shop.booksandbooks.com/aff/thisdaym...

“This Day in Miami History” host Matthew Bunch posing with a copy of “The 1968 Florida Teachers' Strike: Public Sector Unionism and the Fight Against Sunshine State Conservatism”

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 30/01/2025

Do you want to support @thisdaymiamipod.com? Do you like a cool t-shirt? Then visit our shop and check out our newest design, inspired by the logo for Interama and the Tower of Freedom. Support This Day and wear Miami history! thisdayinmiamihistory.myspreadshop.…

A blue shirt with a design that says Interama.

A man wearing a blue shirt with a design that says Interama.

A woman wearing a blue shirt with a design that says Interama.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 25/01/2025

93 Palm Island was torn down in 2023. It stood for more than a century on Biscayne Bay.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 25/01/2025

On this day in 1947, Al Capone died at his Palm Island residence in Miami Beach. Scarface is more associated with Chicago, but spent years in South Florida. Learn more in our episode from 2022! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-…

Al Capone in a one-piece bathing suit at his Palm Island home.

A mugshot of Al Capone from the Miami Police Department.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 04/12/2024

Today, we attempt to identify Burger King's important anniversaries (despite news reports, today doesn't appear to be one) and speak co-founder James McLamore's son and grandson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus…

The cover of "The Burger King: A Whopper of a Story on Life and Leadership," featuring a picture of Burger King co-founder James McLamore.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 03/12/2024

Roxcy Bolton, who we did an episode on earlier this year, was featured in the “Florida Woman” category on tonight’s episode of Jeopardy! Learn more about Roxcy’s work (and the answer) in that episode at the link! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... cc: @thejeopardyfan.com @kenjennings.bsky.social

A clue from the Jeopardy! episode of December 2, 2024: FEMINIST ACTIVIST ROXCY O'NEAL BOLTON OF CORAL GABLES WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND MAKING AUGUST 26 THIS ANNUAL DAY

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 15/11/2024

FLASHBACK: On Nov. 15, 1983, Maurice Ferré gathered with allied to celebrate a victory in Miami’s mayoral runoff AND attack commissioner Joe Carollo. Why? Listen to learn about one of the wildest weeks in Miami political history. #Miami #MiamiHistory #MiamiPolitics podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 08/11/2024

NEW: On this date in 1960, 10 voters crossed Biscayne Bay and began the process of creating Islandia, Dade's most unusual municipality. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/novem…

A headline from the Miami Herald that reads "Islandia, Our Oddest City, To Spring to Life June 20." This followed a vote to approve a city charter, months after the initial vote to ask for incorporation within Dade County, Florida.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 28/10/2024

FLASHBACK: 95 years ago this weekend, Airlene Evans was born 1,200 feet above Biscayne Bay, the first baby born on an airplane. Revisit our episode from 2022 now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/octob…

An excerpt of the October 29, 1929 issue of the Miami Herald. A photo spread featuring the headline, "'Air' Baby with Parents, Grandmother and Plane which met Stork." Airlene Evans is pictured with her mother, father, and grandmother, as well as a photo of the plane in which the birth occurred.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 22/10/2024

FLASHBACK: On this day in 1962, John F. Kennedy announced the Soviet Union was moving nuclear-capable missiles to Cuba. Learn more about how Miami was impacted in our 2021 episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/octob…

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 07/10/2024

NEW: On October 7, 1984, the Charles Munroe Brown house collapsed on MacArthur Causeway. The massive attempt to preserve the historic edifice and move it to Watson Island failed spectacularly and left one heck of a mess. 1/2

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 18/09/2024

FLASHBACK | On this day in 1926, a massive hurricane ripped through Dade County. It was neither the first nor the last, but it remains perhaps the most influential. Learn more about it, and hear the survivors in their own words, in our episode from 2021.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 16/09/2024

NEW: 40 years ago today, "Brother's Keeper," the pilot episode of Miami Vice, debuted on NBC. The series would change how people across the country and around the world view Miami and set the region on course to a new identity. Listen now!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 11/09/2024

FLASHBACK: Today is the 37th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Miami. It was a whirlwind 24 hours, including a presidential confab, an interfaith conference, and a mass delayed (but not cancelled!) by severe weather.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 01/09/2024

NEW: 20 years ago today, @LeBatardShow with @stugotz790 debuted on Miami radio. In the subsequent two decades, the program changed the way we talk sports locally and nationally. We spoke with @MichaelRyanRuiz about the show’s past and its future.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 09/08/2024

FLASHBACK: Fifty years ago today, Richard Nixon departed the @WhiteHouse after resigning the presidency. Miami and Key Biscayne play a pivotal role in the Watergate break-in, the scandal that helped bring down his administration.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 04/08/2024

NEW: On August 3, 1964, "The Great Gleason Express" rolled into Miami. Jackie Gleason was bringing his show to Miami Beach, and the arrival of The Great One brought about a new era in Miami's relationship to America and a new champion for South Florida.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 27/07/2024

FLASHBACK: July 27, 1925 featured one of the most remarkable @MiamiHerald covers ever. The mayor of Miami died, and it wasn't the lead story. That's because William Jennings Bryan died too. Learn more about this remarkable cover in our episode from 2022.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 26/07/2024

FLASHBACK: On this day in 1925, @MIAFreedomTower opened its doors. Listen to our episode from last year to learn more about this signature building, and for our in-depth discussion with Dr. Paul George of @HistoryMiami.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 09/07/2024

NEW: A reflection on the life and accomplishments of Merrett Stierheim. Forgive if it’s a bit slapdash, but Stierheim’s life shaped @MiamiDadeCounty and so many other institutions in our community more than we can appreciate.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 28/06/2024

NEW: On this day in 1977, Miami’s Bob Graham announced his first candidacy for governor. Learn more about Graham’s history and the role “Workdays” played in his pursuit of the governor’s mansion. Thanks to @SPOHP, hear Graham speak on it in his own words.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 24/06/2024

Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of two men setting a room on fire at @mutinyhotel then scaling down the building. We spoke with “Hotel Scarface” author @robenfarzad in 2022 about the incident and the larger context of the Mutiny in Miami’s wild 1980s.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 12/06/2024

NEW: On this day in 1982, Ron Fraser and @canesbaseball won the program’s first @ncaabaseball College World Series. We talk to David Brauer, the author of @RonFraserBook, about Fraser and his legacy in Miami and beyond.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 27/05/2024

NEW: This is Estes Kefauver waving before departing @iflymia. On this day in 1950, he was leaving Dade County after his Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce spent two days probing the mob and local officials in cahoots with them.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 21/05/2024

FLASHBACK: 40 years ago today, @GoMiamiDade opened #Metrorail. The service that opened in 1984 didn't match original plans (and the current track still doesn't), but Metrorail did reflect a significant change in how Miamians got around town. 1/2

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 17/05/2024

FLASHBACK: On this day in 1991, Queen Elizabeth II visited Miami for a whirlwind tour that lasted less than 24 hours. It included a tour of a local school, unexpected rain and dinner with presidents and Xavier Suarez. Listen to our episode from 2023 to lead more!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 14/05/2024

NEW: On this day in 1942, a torpedo slammed into the side of the SS Potrero del Llano off Virginia Key. The attack by U-564 brought a visual reminder of World War II to Miami and would eventually expand the Allies fighting the Axis Powers.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 12/05/2024

FLASHBACK: We spoke with @nbc6’s @ariodzernbc6 about the Miami Tornado of 1997, which occurred 27 years ago today. He recalled standing in the parking lot of WTVJ’s old studio as the storm passed just to the north. Listen to learn more!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 12/05/2024

FLASHBACK: On this day in 1998, a tornado danced through downtown Miami and across Biscayne Bay. The damage was thankfully minimal, but the visuals were unforgettable. 1/2

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 30/04/2024

FLASHBACK: According to a number of websites, today is the 109th anniversary of the formation of Broward County Government. But most of Broward's websites avoid mentioning a day at all. Why? Because the process of carving a county out of existing governments is a messy one. 1/2

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 30/04/2024

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBARA BAER CAPITMAN! Today is the 124th birthday of Capitman, the woman most responsible for the preservation of @MiamiBeachNews's Miami Beach Architectural District (better known as the Art Deco Historic District). 1/3

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 23/04/2024

FLASHBACK: This was the Miami News' front page on April 23, 1980. The scope of what came to be known as the Mariel boatlift was revealing itself. We spoke with @andrewbeckgrace of @NPR's "White Lies" about the events that led to the boatlift last year.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 18/04/2024

There is too much to say about the passing of former Florida governor and senator Bob Graham. We will cover him in the weeks to come (an episode on a particular chapter of his political career is on the calendar for later this year). But now, an appreciation of his early life 1/3

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 20/03/2024

A lesser-known part of Roxcy Bolton's life was her first marriage. It's been widely reported she divorced in 1950 before marrying Commander David Bolton. What has potentially not been shared in 70 years is that she testified in open court that her first husband abused her. 1/4

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 20/03/2024

NEW: On this day in 1970, Roxcy Bolton was elected a vice president of @NationalNOW. We use this day to explore the history of Roxcy's critical involvement in the Feminist movement in South Florida and across the country. Listen and learn!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 13/03/2024

Another great @thisdaypod with a Miami connection: In March 1951 the owners of @MLB met at the Shoremeade Hotel in Miami Beach and discussed a plan to poach J. Edgar Hoover from the @FBI and make him commissioner. Give it a listen!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 29/02/2024

It was a pleasure to speak to @Seb_Garcia__ for a segment on this week’s @FLAHistorical “Florida Frontiers” program. The full conversation will be on @UCF_History’s Knights HistoryCast later, but learn a bit about our show now!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 25/02/2024

NEW: 60 years ago tonight, @MuhammadAli (then Cassius Clay) defeated Sonny Liston at the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall for the heavyweight championship of the world. It was the moment that made a singular global icon.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 14/02/2024

60 years ago today, @thebeatles took these iconic photos with @LIFE photographer @bgomel at the home of Paul and Jerri Pollak. The famous pool photo was supposed to be the cover, but editors chose a photo from war in Cyprus instead.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 13/02/2024

Sixty years ago this afternoon, @thebeatles landed at @iflymia. Thousands of teenagers from across Dade County descending on the airplane. It kicked off more than a week of The Beatles exploring and performing in Miami. Learn more from our episode in 2021!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 25/01/2024

On this day in 1947, Al Capone died at his Palm Island residence in Miami Beach. While Scarface is more associated with Chicago, the infamous gangster spent many years in South Florida. Learn more in our episode from 2022!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 14/01/2024

FLASHBACK: On this day in 1973, the @MiamiDolphins won Super Bowl VII and capped a perfect season. We talked to @MarshallJFisher about the team, our city and his book, “Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season.”

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 04/01/2024

FLASHBACK: On Jan. 4, 1990, Manuel Noriega was arraigned in the @uscourts’ Southern District of Florida. He had surrendered to the United States’ military hours before and was flown from Panama to Miami:

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 01/01/2024

LISTEN! For decades, New Year’s in Miami meant two things: Parties and the @OrangeBowl. We spoke to @TommyAPhillips, the author of “The Orange Bowl: A Complete History,” about the evolution of the game from a small exhibition in 1935 to what it is today.

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 06/12/2023

FLASHBACK: On Dec. 6, 1947, President Harry S Truman stood in Everglades City and officially dedicated @EvergladesNPS. It was the culmination of decades of work and signaled the beginning of a new era of conservation in South Florida. Listen to learn more!

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This Day in Miami History Podcast @thisdaymiamipod.com · 15/11/2023

FLASHBACK | On Nov. 15, 1983, Miami mayor Maurice Ferre was expecting to receive the endorsement of commissioner @JoeCarolloNow. What he got instead was a public backstab. A press conference etched in @CityofMiami political history. Listen to learn more!

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