1953 – The Key West City Commission approved a resolution that changed the name of Salt Pond Road to Jose Marti Drive.

1975 – Key West Police arrested the owner of Uncle Sam’s Pawn Shop and Howie’s Lounge.

1911 – The French line steamer Louisiane, which had gone ashore at Sombrero Key in the hurricane of October 2010, was refloated.

1935 – The cabanas at Rest Beach were fully booked by winter visitors for the season.

1935 – An excursion to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas was offered to up to 16 passengers on the Commodore seaplane.

1880 – Former U.S. President and Army General Ulysses S. Grant visited Key West.

1953 – The Navy dedicated the baseball field at Naval Station Key West in honor of Key Wester and Marine Sgt. Norris A. Walker.

2000 – A Navy clinic and Veterans Administration clinic both opened in a new building on the old Naval hospital grounds in Key West.

1975 – Spurred by recent national press coverage, local interest was renewed in the Japanese “Midget C” submarine displayed in Key West.

1909 – The Manuel Lopez Cigar Company of New York purchased property along Key West’s County Road (Flagler Ave.) for a new factory.

1925 – Key Wester Stephen Lowe purchased a lot adjoining his lumber business along the waterfront off Caroline Street.

1925 – For the second year, a seasonal visitor information bureau was opened at the Key West railroad terminal.

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

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

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

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

In 188, Dr. Lemuel Walter Livingston became principal of Key West's Douglass School - and the island's first Black physician.

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