July 7
- Florida Keys History Center
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1892 – José Martí arrived in Key West for his second visit to the Cuban community of the Island.
1926 – Over a four-hour period, Key West Customs inspectors destroyed 1,500 gallons of seized liquor valued at $30,000 by smashing the containers and dumping the booze into the harbor.
1929 – The first issue of the Key West Sunday Star was published by Monroe County Printing Company. The subscription was $2 per year.
1942 – The British merchant steam vessel Umtata was torpedoed and sunk near Fowey Rocks Lighthouse by the German submarine U-571.
1953 – The Key West City Commission passed an ordinance granting a franchise for television cable operation to John M. Spottswood.
1962 – Four painted woodcarvings by Key West artist Mario Sanchez were used in the movie “That Touch of Mink.” Actor Cary Grant had bought the four carvings when he was filming “Operation Petticoat” in Key West.
1966 – The Key West Yacht Club opened its new marina with 48 berths for vessels up to 70 feet, a fuel dock, 110- and 220-volt electricity, and a blacktop road leading to the docks from North Roosevelt Boulevard.
1978 – Longtime Upper Keys political leader Harry Harris died in Miami at age 74. He served on the Monroe County Commission from 1942 to 1976.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: Key West Yacht Club Marina, 1966. Photo by Don Pinder. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
