2008 – The dilapidated, Depression-era bandstand at Bayview Park in Key West was torn down. The bandstand had once been a community hub and the site of concerts, political rallies, and high school graduations.

1976 – The Singleton Corporation announced they had bought Sea Farms, Inc. and the Thompson & O’Neal Shrimp Company. The purchase included most of the waterfront of Key West Bight.

1858 - Sombrero Key Lighthouse was first lighted under the charge of lightkeeper Joseph Bethel.

1935 – The Havana Madrid Club in Key West celebrated its grand opening.

1924 – So many tourists were traveling between Key West and Havana that the steamship Governor Cobb had to make an extra trip.