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In February 1925, a state-commissioned census recorded 5,625 people in Fort Lauderdale, [15] and a real-estate boom was in progress in South Florida. While the land rush was focused on the Miami area, communities throughout the region, including Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Boca Raton were swept up in the speculative buying frenzy. A ...
The War in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995 brought the largest influx of Bosnians to St Louis, which became the most popular United States destination for Bosnian refugees. It is estimated that 40,000 refugees moved to the St. Louis area in the 1990s and early 2000s, bringing the total St. Louis Bosnian population to some 70,000. [8]
Two people die as a result of a boat being capsized off Panama City, and damage in Florida totals $70 million (1998 USD, $93 million 2008 USD). [85] September 20, 1998 – The outer rainbands of Tropical Storm Hermine produce moderate amounts of rainfall throughout the state, peaking at 14.14 inches (359 mm) in Fort Lauderdale. [51]
Tracks of hurricanes over Florida from 1950 to 1974. 85 Atlantic tropical or subtropical cyclones have affected the U.S. state of Florida from 1950 to 1964. Collectively, tropical cyclones in Florida during the time period resulted in about $7.04 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from Hurricanes Donna and Dora.
Fort Lauderdale Stadium. 1962 Fort Lauderdale Stadium opens. Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and Fort Lauderdale Yankees baseball team formed. 1963 - Fort Lauderdale High School built. 1964 Nova Southeastern University founded. [2] Marshall Memorial Bridge built. [7] 1965 - Fort Lauderdale Pictorial Life magazine begins publication. [11]
The 1960s film Where the Boys Are increased attendance in Fort Lauderdale to 50,000 annually. When this figure increased to 250,000 in 1985, the city began to pass laws restricting student activities. As a result, students moved to Daytona Beach from 1980 to 1990s. The figure for Fort Lauderdale dropped to 20,000; 350,000 visited Daytona Beach.
In Fort Lauderdale, the New River overflowed its banks and submerged downtown streets, [20] and according to the local newspaper at the time, "whitecaps broke on East Las Olas Boulevard a mile (1.6 km) inland." [4] Tides reached 11 ft (3.4 m) at Hillsboro Inlet and along the coast from Fort Lauderdale northward. [11]
Early the following day, Betsy made landfall on the southeastern Florida coast near Key Largo with a strength equivalent to that of a Category 3 hurricane. [ 4 ] [ 21 ] Intense winds were felt across the region, with the highest officially wind speed clocked at 125 mph (201 km/h) in Big Pine Key ; the same station also recorded the strongest ...