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On July 28 1896 the incorporation meeting to make Miami a city took place the right to vote was restricted to all men who resided in Miami or Dade County Joseph A McDonald Flagler's chief of construction on the Royal Palm Hotel was elected chairman of the meeting After ensuring that enough voters were present the motion was made to incorporate and organize a city government under the corporate name of "The City of Miami" with the boundaries as proposed John B Reilly who headed Flagler's Fort Dallas land company was the first elected mayor. 1 Metropolitan divisions The South Florida recording industry started in Miami in the 1950s with Criteria Studios recording top selling albums such as Rumours by Fleetwood Mac and Hotel California by the Eagles Local music entrepreneur Henry Stone and his label TK Records created the local indie scene in the 1970s T K Records produced the R&B group KC and the Sunshine Band along with soul singers Betty Wright George McCrae and Jimmy "Bo" Horne as well as a number of minor soul and disco hits many influenced by Caribbean music Tom Dowd an innovator in music engineering worked out of Miami for many years and worked with a plethora of artists including Aretha Franklin Ray Charles Eric Clapton Lynyrd Skynyrd Tom Petty also came out of South Florida. .

. 10 External links See also: List of companies based in Miami! On May 2 1995 a second agreement with the Castro government paved the way for the admission to the United States of the Cubans housed at Guantanamo who were counted primarily against the first year of the 20,000 annual admissions committed to by the Clinton Administration it also established a new policy of directly repatriating Cubans interdicted at sea to Cuba in the agreement the Cuban government pledged not to retaliate against those who were repatriated, South Miami Heights Tri-Rail maintenance facility Historically Florida's economy has been based primarily upon agricultural products such as cattle sugar cane citrus fruits tomatoes and strawberries. Settlements 1890s: Fast growth and formation (25.7) 82.0, On August 7 and 8 1968 coinciding with the 1968 Republican National Convention rioting broke out in the black Liberty City neighborhood which required the Florida National Guard to restore order Issues were "deplorable housing conditions economic exploitation bleak employment prospects racial discrimination poor police-community relations and economic competition with Cuban refugees.".:iv Overcrowding due to the near-destruction of the black Overtown neighborhood was also a factor. (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 11.9% 15.4% 57.9% FIU Arena 1986 6.4 Public transportation, PortMiami boasts the title "cruise capital of the world" and is the busiest cruise/passenger port in the world it accommodates the operations of such major cruise lines as Carnival Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line It is home to the Symphony of the Seas the largest cruise ship in the world Currently the following ships are based in Miami: Carnival Sensation Carnival Glory Carnival Victory Carnival Splendor Empress of the Seas Navigator of the Seas Norwegian Getaway Norwegian Sky Disney Magic. ! 2018 49.2% 4,043,723 49.6% 4,076,186 Main article: Mid-Atlantic Ridge The airport is one of the largest in terms of cargo in the United States and is the primary connecting point for cargo between Latin America and the world in 2018 Miami International Airport served 2.3 million tons of freight Ninety-six different carriers are involved in shifting over two million tons of freight annually and ensuring the safe travel of over 40 million passengers according to the Miami International Airport corporate brochure it was first in International freight and third in total freight for 2008 in 2000 LAN Cargo opened up a major operations base at the airport and currently operates a large cargo facility at the airport Most major passenger airlines such as American Airlines use the airport to carry hold cargo on passenger flights though most cargo is transported by all-cargo airlines UPS Airlines and FedEx Express both base their major Latin American operations at MIA. Area Although this grid is easy to understand once one is oriented to it it is not universal in the entire county Hialeah uses its own grid system which is entirely different in its orientation Coral Gables and Miami Lakes use named streets almost exclusively and various smaller municipalities such as Florida City and Homestead use their own grid system along with the Miami-Dade grid system adding to the confusion in the beach cities and parks of Miami Beach Surfside Bal Harbour Sunny Isles and Golden Beach the streets are coordinated with the main grid; however their avenues are named, In 2010 FIU was listed as one of 16 universities with the toughest grading system nationally, The Miami Metropolitan Area has the highest GDP of all the metro areas in Florida with $344.9 billion in 2017 This is more than twice the number of the next metro area the Tampa Bay Area which has a GDP of $145.3 billion the economy of Florida is driven almost entirely by its nineteen metropolitan areas in 2004 they had a combined total of 95.7% of the state's domestic product.