1942 – The Key West Chamber of Commerce was organizing a not-for-profit corporation to seek federal funding for the construction of much-needed housing on the island, saying of the shortage, “…if there is not immediate relief, many people now here will leave for places where they can be housed in a manner befitting their usual mode of living.”

1983 – Zayre Department Store celebrated its grand opening at the Key Plaza shopping center in Key West.

1976 – Key West City Commissioner and vice-mayor William Gamble died after suffering a heart attack at City Hall while preparing for a commission workshop meeting. Gamble was a Navy veteran and founder of William Gamble Jeweler at 600 Duval Street.

1924 – Richard Peacon, Jr. died at his home at age 64. For 38 years he had operated a grocery store in Key West, and the time of his death he had the largest store on the island, located at the corner of Fleming and William streets.

1914 – Morris Garfunkel, who had long owned the Gulf City Furniture Company in Key West, announced he would soon be leaving the island to engage in business in Detroit, Michigan.

1956 – The Monroe County School Board agreed to name a new elementary school on United Street May Sands Elementary School, the new high school on Flagler Avenue Key West High School, and the junior high school going into the old high school building on White Street Memorial Junior High School.