June 2003
What do you think of Miami? | |
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| | C'mon own up, which of you Nottinghamians have been lucky enough to go to Miami? - Live webcam |
| | | The rapper Will Smith, once said:
"I only came for two days of playing,
But everytime I come I always wind up stayin',
This type of town I could spend a few days in,
Miami the city that keeps the roof blazin'." Was he right? Let us know here. | What Nottinghamians say... | "The Cayman Islands are better, and they're British!" "My suitcase got stolen at Miami airport!"
"I loathe Miami because the smiley 'have a nice day' attitude seems to be at its most false there."
"It's the gateway to Florida. Don't get stuck in the big city - move on out to the Florida Keys." "Take a good book in case your plane's delayed. I got through a Harry Potter in Miami airport!" "I love Miami because the 'muscley', tanned and handsome lifeguards at 'Wet and Wild Water Park' were stationed right outside our hotel and made for a very pleasant view (when I was 16) And you get BIG portions in the restaurants, and as much orange juice as you can drink."
Tell us in one line what you think of Miami here. | Webcam Links | - Miami Beach - Live
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- Washington Street | The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. | Miami History | Early 16th
Century | Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, discovers Florida. | | 1521 | Ponce de León tries to colonise the southwest Florida coast. Native Americans resist and drive the Spanish away. | | 1743 | The Spanish leave Miami. | | 1763 | The Spanish leave Florida as part of the Treaty of Paris which ends the Seven Years' War. Florida becomes a British colony. | | 1783 | The British swap the Spainish Florida for the Bahamas. | | 1783 - 1821 | Spanish rule. | | 1821 | The Stars and Stripes is raised in Florida. | | 1821 -1860 | Three Indian wars end with the name Miami being lost from public records. | | 1896 | 344 voters meet to incorporate the city of Miami. | | 1923 | Population doubles in three years. | | 1992 | Hurricane Andrew hits Florida. | | 1996 | Miami celebrates it's centennial at Bayfront Park. |
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