Armistice Day in Miami (1918)
The story of how the end of World War I, referred to as Armistice Day, was received and celebrated in Miami on November 11, 1918.
Miami residents woke up to a perfect fall day on Monday, November 11, 1918, as they prepared for the start of a new week. The low in the morning was sixty-eight degrees and the day would top off at eighty-degrees with low humidity and plenty of sunshine. However, people around the world were still living under the cloud of war taking place in Europe. The United States entered World War I, also known as the Great War, more than a year and half earlier, and its citizens were anxious for the war to come to a victorious conclusion.
Given the sacrifice all Americans were making, everyone was ready to move on from a conflict that seemed so far away. Miamians were no different. Although the city and region benefited from the increase in tourism due to the conflict in Europe, South Floridians were ready for good news. On a beautiful Monday morning in November, they would get that news.
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