Timeline of Hialeah, Florida facts for kids

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hialeah, Florida, USA.

20th century

Quick facts for kids History of Florida
The seal of Florida reflects the state's Native American ancestry
Historical Periods
Pre-history	until 1497
Spanish Rule	1513–1763
British Rule	1763–1783
Spanish Rule	1783–1821
U.S. Territorial Period	1822–1845
Statehood	1845–present
Major Events
American Revolutionary War	1775–1783
War of 1812	1811–1814
First Seminole War	1817–1818
Capitol moved to Tallahassee	1824
Second Seminole War	1835–1842
Constitutional convention	1838
Third Seminole War	1855–1858
Ordinance of Secession	1861
Civil War	1861–1865
3rd Constitution	1865
Reconstruction	1865–1868
4th Constitution	1868
5th Constitution	1885
Great Migration	1910–1930
Land Boom	1925–1929
6th Constitution	1968
Gore v. Harris 2000 Presidential Election	2000
Timeline
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• 1921 - Hialeah founded with the first plan drawn up and the town named.
• 1924
  • Miami-Hialeah Florida East Coast Railway line and Miami River Canal Swing Bridge built.
  • Hialeah Women's Club opens town library.
• 1925
  • Hialeah incorporated.
  • Hialeah Park Race Track built for horse racing.
  • Hialeah Chamber of Commerce established.
• 1926
  • Hurricane.
  • Hialeah Seaboard Air Line Railway Station built.
• 1927 - Hialeah-Miami Springs Vertical Lift Bridge opens.
• 1944 - Home News begins publication.
• 1948 - Town of Hialeah Gardens incorporated near Hialeah.
• 1958 - City of Hialeah Public Library building opens.
• 1961 - M.A. Milam Elementary School established.
• 1969 - El Sol de Hialeah newspaper begins publication.
• 1970 - El Día newspaper begins publication.
• 1971 - Westfield Westland shopping mall in business.
• 1973
  • KC and the Sunshine Band (musical group) formed.
  • TK Records and Colonial Twin cinema in business.
• 1974 - Santería Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye established.
• 1979 - Citrus Health Network founded.
• 1980
  • Miami Dade College Hialeah campus established.
  • Apollo North cinema in business.
• 1981 - Raúl L. Martínez becomes mayor.
• 1982 - El Hispano newspaper begins publication.
• 1985
  • Hialeah station (Metrorail) and Okeechobee station (Metrorail) open.
  • El Condado News begins publication.
• 1987 - Mi Casa newspaper begins publication.
  • Christian Gomez is born.
• 1989
  • Tri-Rail commuter rail Miami Airport station opens.
  • Carmike cinema in business.
• 1990
  • April: Mayor Martínez indicted for racketeering and suspended from office.
  • Population: 188,004.
• 1993
  • U.S. Supreme Court decides animal sacrifice-related Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah in favor of freedom of religion (over city public health regulation).
  • Carrie P. Meek becomes U.S. representative for 27th congressional district.
• 1999
  • Telemundo television headquarters relocated to Hialeah.
  • City website online (approximate date).
• 2000 - 75th anniversary of city founding.

21st century

• 2005 - Julio Robaina becomes mayor.
• 2008 - Westland Hialeah High School and City of Hialeah Educational Academy open.
• 2010 - Population: 224,669.
• 2011
  • May: Carlos Hernández becomes acting mayor.
  • November: Hialeah mayoral election, 2011 held.
• 2013
  • January: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen becomes U.S. representative for Florida's newly created 27th congressional district.
  • July: Shooting at Todel Apartments.
• 2014 - Aldi grocery chain opens store in Hileah.
• 2015
  • Miami Watersports Complex opens.
  • Population: 237,082 (estimate).
• 2021: Shooting.