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While America declared independence, Miami was mostly wilderness under British rule

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By Hank Tester Verified
| WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) Verified
While the signing of the Declaration of Independence transformed the future of the American colonies on July 4, 1776, what is now South Florida was a remote British frontier where historians say few people, if any, even knew the historic document had been signed. At the time of the American Revolution, all of Florida remained under British control. The territory was divided into the separate colonies of East Florida and West Florida, with present-day Miami located in British East Florida.
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Why Florida stayed loyal to Britain instead of joining the American Revolution

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By Hank Tester Verified
| WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) Verified
While Americans prepare to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, historians say one of the most overlooked chapters of the Revolutionary War is Florida's role, or more accurately, its decision not to join the fight for independence. On July 4, 1776, Florida was not a single U.S. territory but two separate British colonies: East Florida, with its capital in St. Augustine, and West Florida, governed from Pensacola.
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South Florida families of Brothers to the Rescue pilots say Raúl Castro indictment is decades overdue

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By Hank Tester Verified
| WFOR-TV (Miami, FL) Verified
For decades, the South Florida families of the four men killed in the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue shootdown have sought accountability from Cuba's communist government. Now, renewed attention is being placed on the role Raúl Castro allegedly played in ordering the attack that killed the humanitarian pilots over international waters.
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