1954 – The 53-unit Southernmost Motel at the corner of Duval and South streets was nearing completion.

1952 – Key West musician and Army veteran Edwar Weech surprised everyone at the V.F.W. Hall by playing a Christmas night saxophone solo.

1936 – Pena’s Garden of Roses held its grand opening. It was located on Thomas Street, behind the Monroe County Courthouse.

1954 – The Key West Chamber of Commerce opened an anti-noise campaign by sending letters to over 900 motorcycle and motor scooter owners.

1909 – The 102-ton schooner Annie Greenlaw was delivered to Key West turtle soup manufacturer Armand Granday.

1912 – President William H. Taft arrived in Key West via train.

1897 – The USS Maine fired warning shots toward schooners leaving Key West to command them to halt.

1862 - The Pennsylvania 47th regiment landed at Key West after having been in Hilton Head.

In 1880, Key West was briefly at the center of an alleged election fraud scandal in the Presidential election.

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The Cuban poet and artist Juana Borrero died in Key West at age 18 - but left a lasting legacy.

The late Tom Hambright served for more than 30 years as Monroe County historian.

1919 – The city council of Havana voted to donate a stage curtain for the new San Carlos Institute building at Key West.

Local author David Sloan donated a remarkable collection of letters from a Union officer stationed in Key West during the Civil War.

The Keys Citizen donated bound volumes of its newspapers to the Florida Keys History Center.

A technical error and bad weather led to parts of a CBS special tribute to George Gershwin being filmed at the Key West Bight.