1850 – Two men were rescued from Matecumbe Key, after having been stranded there for five days. They were crewmen from the brig New...

1739 – Capt. Samuel Crow, sailing from Honduras to Rhode Island, saw a wreck at the Dry Tortugas. He drew closer to it and saw a plank...

An Aerovias Q DC-3 at Key West International Airport 1830 – It was announced that any vessels passing the Sand Key Lighthouse that...

The North Beach Inn on Eisenhower Drive in Key West 1861 – The Army issued General Order #49 that directed that no soldier, sailor or...

Filming the movie “Assignment: Kill Castro” in 1978. Photo by Cory McDonald. 1868 – Henry Albury was appointed Postmaster of Key West....

1839 – A bottle was found on a Key Largo beach with the following note inside: “Feb.13, 1839. The Brig Margaret , from New Orleans bound...

1839 – Key West Superior Court judge Wm. Marvin awarded 10 percent of the value of the brig Black Hawk to the wreckers who salvaged it....

1859 – The US Coast Survey steamer Corwin arrived from New York to begin surveying the reefs and channels near Knight’s Key. 1859 – A...

1854 – The bark California , sailing from New Orleans to New York, ran onto Conch Reef with a cargo of molasses. Wreckers removed 250...

1921 – Monroe County Sheriff Roland Curry raided the home of Juan Menendez on County Road near the Cortez cigar factory in Key West and...

1906 – A group of young men speared an eight-foot, 800-pound sea lion in Jewfish Channel. The seal initially towed their boat as it...

1898 – The Naval Court of Inquiry in the sinking of the Battleship Maine was organized. The members of the Court – Captain French E....

1821 – The United States Senate ratified the treaty with Spain and Florida became a U.S. Territory. 1895 – There were 119 Florida Keys...

1871 – The Cuban refugee community dedicated the San Carlos Hall. The hall was a meeting place to discuss political matters, for...

1830 – William Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose with the dawn and read the papers. The British Brig Allegro which was wrecked...

1939 – The Navy Department announced that the long unused Key West Naval Station would re-open on November 1. The station was used to...

1865 – George Phillips was named Postmaster of Key West. 1898 – Commander P.P. Gilmore relieved Commander J.M. Forsyth as Commanding...