1956 – Monroe County Commissioner Harry Harris announced that plans for U.S. 1 to bypass Boca Chica Naval Air Station were sent to the Florida Road Department for final approval. At the time, the highway cut through the air station, which was creating problems for both the Navy and civilians. The new bypass would skirt around the base on the Gulf side.

1963 – Sam Golan, owner of the Key Ambassador Hotel and the Holiday Inn, was named president of Key West Films, Inc. The company’s mission was to create Keys-based films, and it had recently backed the production of “Man In the Water,” (aka “Escape From Hell Island”) starring Mark Stevens.

1975 - The new East and West Wings of the Monroe County Public Library at 700 Fleming Street in Key West were dedicated.

1939 – A Works Progress Administration sewer line project employing 442 Key West men had, to date, laid 20 miles of sewer pipe in the city.

1947 – President Harry Truman’s arrival in Key West was a windfall for many residents.

1925 – A daily silent period for the naval radio station at Key West was authorized, to end interference with local radio stations.

1955 – Mackerel and tarpon were running in Key West Harbor and dozens of fishermen were trying their luck from the Clyde-Mallory Dock.

1930 – County Commissioners sold the Monroe County highway ferry system that spanned the road’s water gaps to the county engineer.

1898 - A Naval Court of Inquiry was organized to investigate the sinking of the USS Maine, and it would meet in the Key West Custom House.

1926 – A gala dance contest was held at the La Concha Hotel in Key West.

1999 – Key West City Clerk Josephine Parker died unexpectedly after collapsing at the dais just before the start of a commission meeting.

1935 – The Long Key Fishing Camp was hosting its largest group of anglers in five years.

1954 – After completing structural surveys, the Florida Road Department greenlighted 2,000 feet of fishing catwalks on bridges.

1907 – The City of Key West was striving to make Fleming Street on either side of Duval the “Broadway” of the city.

2003 – The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory opened for business at 1316 Duval Street.

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

1912 – “Opening the Over Sea Railway to Key West” was the cover story of Collier’s National Weekly Magazine.

In 1927, a car dealer and a race car driver made the first trip from the mainland to Key West by automobile - partly on train tracks.