1950's

Richmond Blimp Base

In 1942, with German U-boats sinking ships just off Florida’s coast, the U.S. Navy built Richmond Naval Air Station.

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1940 / 1950's / 1960's / Decade / Places / Recent Posts 16 Jan 2014

Polio Vaccine reaches Miami

In the 1950s, after Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine against polio, citizens in Miami and across the nation lined up for shots to prevent the feared disease, which paralyzed thousands of children each year, killing some.

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1950's / 1960's / Decade / Population / Recent Posts / Social History 01 Jan 2014

Post Offices

Mail service in Southeast Florida goes back to the legendary “barefoot mailmen” of the late 19th century, who delivered mail between Lake Worth in Palm Beach County to Biscayne Bay.

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1940 / 1950's / 1960's / 1970's / 1980's / Decade / Places / Recent Posts 18 Dec 2013

Soap Box Derby, 1956

In 1956, the fourth annual Miami Herald-Chevrolet Dealers Soap Box Derby pitted horsepowerless speedsters against each other.

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1950's / Decade / Entertainment / Recent Posts / Sports 26 Nov 2013