Miami in History

Winner of the All-America Air Meet

Records from the period place Sturgis among anti-Castro activists associated with organizations operating from the Miami area.

Hunt shifted the exile political organization from Mexico to Miami after Mexican scrutiny made continued activity there increasingly difficult.

Hunt developed plans for a Cuban government-in-exile that could claim political authority if the invasion succeeded and Castro's government collapsed.

By 1960, Sturgis was active among anti-Castro militants and Cuban exile contacts operating from South Florida.

By 1960, Sturgis was active among anti-Castro militants in Florida and became known to federal agencies for his Cuban exile contacts.

King's division surveys Miami for covert offices, safehouses and recruiting facilities for anti-Castro operations.

Droller recruits and maintains contact with anti-Castro exile organisations.

Hunt helps recruit Cuban exiles for political and paramilitary preparation.

Dulles oversees CIA recruitment of anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Florida.

Droller establishes contacts with anti-Castro organisations considered for CIA support.

Hunt helps organise recruitment of Cuban exiles for the covert programme.

Sturgis became a recurring figure in federal records concerning independent and exile-backed operations directed against Castro's Cuba.

Hunt helped prepare the exile political structure that evolved into the Cuban Revolutionary Council before the Bay of Pigs invasion.

Hunt continued negotiations among rival Cuban exile leaders as the CIA tried to present a unified political alternative to Fidel Castro.

Government records repeatedly characterized Sturgis as a soldier of fortune involved in anti-Castro operations based in the Miami area.

Kennedy addresses returned Brigade 2506 members at the Orange Bowl after their release from Cuban prisons.

Federal records place Sturgis in the anti-Castro milieu during the period immediately preceding President Kennedy's assassination.

Prior to Alis fight with & defeat of Sonny Liston for his 1st World title he declares that he would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee"

Prior to Alis fight with & defeat of Sonny Liston for his 1st World title he declares that he would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee". Liston loses his title when he quit in his corner before the start of the seventh round, claiming he had hurt his shoulder, some believe the fight was fixed, and doubted that Listons shoulder injury was real

Cassius Clay knocks out challenger Sonny Liston in one minute and 56 seconds of the first round

Performs at Dinner Key Auditorium before later legal charges.

Lorenz made allegations linking Sturgis, Oswald, and anti-Castro militants before the assassination; later investigators examined the claims without establishing them as fact.

Lorenz alleged that she saw Oswald with Sturgis and anti-Castro figures at a Miami safe house before the assassination; the account remained disputed.

Lorenz also alleged that she later saw Oswald with Sturgis and other Cuban militants at Orlando Bosch's house; investigators did not establish the claim as fact.

Death of Everette Howard Hunt