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May 1980
In the McDuffie trial, white police are acquitted of wrongdoing in the death of an Afric-
an American man, igniting racial tensions and Miami's Liberty City riots; 18 people
are killed.
1980
Cuba's Castro 'opens the floodgates'. The USA's ensuing Mariel Boatlift transports
125,000
Marielitos,
who face intense discrimination in Miami.
1992
On August 24, Hurricane Andrew devastates Dade County, leaving 41 people dead,
more than 200,000 homeless, and causing about $15.5 billion in damage.
1999
On Thanksgiving, five-year-old Elián González is rescued at sea, his Cuban mother
having died en route. Despite wild protests by Miami's Cuban exiles, the US returns
the then seven-year-old Elián to his father in Cuba.
2000
The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) is put into action. The
30-year plan aims to restore natural water flow to the Everglades and replenish
South Florida's water reservoirs.
2009
Tomas Regalado, a former journalist and centrist Republican, is elected the 33rd
mayor of Miami by a 72% margin.
2010
The Deepwater Horizon/BP oil disaster results in 11 deaths and 4.9 million barrels of
oil being spilled into the Gulf of Mexico.
2014
