1931 – Mary Dunn retired from teaching at Key West’s public schools after a career spanning 52 years. Dunn started at the Sears School in 1879 and moved to the Harris School when it opened in 1909. In all those years, Dunn was never late and missed only three days of work. “Sitting among those children every day has kept me young,” she said.

2001 – It was announced that Walgreen’s had purchased the Ripley’s Believe It or Not “Odditorium” building at 527 Duval Street in Key West. The former Strand Theater would be refashioned into a variety store and pharmacy, while Ripley’s planned to stay on the island and relocate elsewhere on Duval.

1966 – The Key West Chamber of Commerce agreed to accommodate the multi-million-dollar local seafood industry by adding a board seat for a representative from the trade.

1935 – The ferry Florida Keys left No Name Key at 8 a.m., and two hours later the ferry Key West departed Lower Matecumbe Key, both resuming regular service for the Overseas Highway for the first time since the destruction of the Labor Day Hurricane.

1961 – Key West marine salvager Chet Alexander recovered a large, coral-encrusted anchor from an old wooden shipwreck found between the Sand Key Lighthouse and the reef. Alexander suspected the vessel was caught in a hurricane when it went down.