1919 – A general strike was called by 3,000 Key West cigarmakers and tobacco workers. The laborers were demanding wage increases comparable to those paid in Tampa.

1936 – The Florida East Coast Railway company inquired to the Mallory Steamship Lines about moving 26,500 tons of rails, ties, and equipment, indicating it was preparing to remove the tracks of the Oversea Railroad.

956 – The Cuban ferry, the City of Havana, sailed for the first time from the new terminal on Stock Island.

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