1898 – The Cuban population of Key West was dropping, as a great number were returning to their homeland after the end of the Spanish-American War.
1893 – Jefferson B. Browne took over the office of Collector of Customs. He appointed P.T. Knight as deputy collector, P.E. Thompson as chief inspector and Gus Weatherford as day inspector.
1899 – Charles B. Pendleton, former publisher of the “Equator Democrat” and state senator from Monroe County, died in North Carolina.
1954 – The Naval Air Station announced the near completion of the $5-million building program that had given the station a new look. The new buildings included a tower/operations building, a “Denver” type hangar and a supply warehouse.
1993 – Author James Leo Herlihy died in California. He lived in Key West from 1956 to 1972. Two of his best known books that were made into movies were “Midnight Cowboy” and “All Fall Down.”
Information compiled by Tom Hambright, Historian Emeritus, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library
Image: The Custom House and Navy Building One. Postcard. The DeWolfe and Wood Collection. Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/5844970163