2015 – Members of the Douglass High School Class of 1965, the last to graduate from the segregated Key West school, gathered at the Marriott Beachside Resort for a 50th reunion.  “It’s always a pleasure to be among people you’ve known for years and some you haven’t seen in years,” said an attendee.  

1962 – Florida State Road Department surveyors were in Key West to examine the site for a proposed causeway to cross Garrison Bight. The span, to be built on fill from deepening the bight, would start between First and Fifth Streets on one end and join Palm Avenue at the intersection of Eisenhower Drive on the other.

1913 – Agustin Parla Orduna, a Key West native, flew his sea plane to Cuba, becoming the second man to fly across the Florida Straits.

2005 – The Monroe County School Board approved the demolition of the existing Poinciana Elementary School and the construction of a new one.

1995 – The statue of Henry “Booty” Singleton at the foot of Margaret Street was dedicated.

After a five-year overhaul of the area, Key West celebrated the grand opening of the city-owned Key West Bight Historic Seaport.

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.