Test your knowledge of Hialeah Trivia - It Happened in Hialeah!

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What is the current population of Hialeah? 215,000 (1998). Hialeah is the fifth largest City in the State of Florida based on population.

The first female elected to public office was? Marilyn Hauer. Year? 1933.

Who was the Governor of Florida when the first Mayor and Council took office? Martin. Year? 1925.

The candidates involved in the closest election for Mayor were Henry Milander and Carl Ault. Only 10 votes separated them. The year was 1945. (Milander lost. This was his only political loss for the office of Mayor).

Since the incorporation of the City there have been only three election years where the incumbent mayor ran unopposed. Can you identify the year and the Mayor?

• Year 1937 Mayor Carl Ault
• Year 1941 Mayor Carl Ault
• Year 1985 Mayor Raul Martinez

How many Hialeah officials can you name that got their start in Hialeah and then were elected to a County or state level position? (There are at least eight)

• Francis Knuck – Councilman 1947; elected to the Circuit Court (retired as judge)
• Joseph A. Boyd – City Attorney 1953; County Commission 1964; Florida Supreme Court. Justice 1969
• Ben Shepard – Councilman 1939; 1945 County Commission 1968-1972
• Lewis Whitworth – Councilman 1961; County Commissioner 1964; State Legislator 1968-72.
• Milton Thompson – Councilman 1953; County Commissioner 1960.
• Ray Hodges – Councilman 1969; State Legislator 1980
• Natcha Millan – Councilwoman 1987; County Commissioner 1993
• Alex Penelas – Councilman 1987; County Commissioner 1990; County Mayor 1996

What sporting event in 1925 got more coverage in the Miami Herald than any other event up to that date? Opening of Hialeah race track.

Can you name at least two honors achieved by one of the City fathers, Glenn Curtiss?

• Glenn Curtiss won the "Scientific American" trophy in 1908,1909,1910, and permanently retired the trophy. The trophy is the first aviation prize to be given in the U.S.
  
• Glenn Curtiss was awarded the "Collier Aviation" trophy by the Aero Club of America in 1911 for the greatest achievement in aviation – the development of the hydroaeroplane more commonly known as the amphibious airplane or the flying boat.
  
• Glenn Curtiss was awarded the "Gordon Bennett" international speed trophy in 1909 at Rheims, France by defeating the top pilots of Europe and gained the title "Champion Aviator of the World" (he set a record of 47.65 mph)
  
• Glenn Curtiss developed the motorcycle engine which broke the world speed record in 1909. The time for 1 mile was 26.4 seconds and was set at Ormond Beach, Florida.
  
• Glenn Curtiss was issued the first pilot’s license by the Aero Club of America in 1911.
  Glenn Curtiss and others formed a group which holds the U.S. patent for improvements in airplanes. The patent is dated December 5, 1911.

What famous female aviator took off from North Hialeah in June of 1937 to attempt an around the world flight but was lost at sea and never heard from again? Amelia Earhart.

Can you name three sites in Hialeah that have been designated as historic? (There are 12 sites)

• Triangle Park
• Hialeah Race Track
• Water Plant (Okeechobee Road and West 2nd Avenue)
• Seaboard Train Station (SE 10 Court)
• South Hialeah Elementary School
• James H. Bright home (45 Olive Drive)
• The Laramor site (Indian burial ground in West Hialeah 75th to 77th Street at 7th Avenue)
• The Swing Bridge (bridge entering Miami Springs )
• 2 Circle Drive (home)
• 201 Totolochee Drive (home)
• 216 Penana Drive (home)
• 325 Hialeah Drive (home