1933 – A hurricane passed 50 miles to the southeast of Key West. Winds of 65 to 70 mph were recorded in Key West.
1951 – Helicopter Scouting Squadron HS-1 was commissioned in ceremonies held at the Seaplane Base. It was the first HS squadron in the Navy. Commander Joseph T. Watson was the Commanding Officer of the Squadron.
1959 – J. Otto Kirchheiner died at the Monroe General Hospital. He had served as chairman of the Monroe County Commission and as Monroe County Tax Assessor. He was chairman of the County Commission when the first highway to the mainland opened in 1927.
1966 – Hurricane Inez passed over Key West during the night with winds to 90 mph and moderate damage. The storm passed over the Keys from the north and the eye moved southwest moving over the Keys. The lowest barometer reading recorded in Key West was 29.18.
1982 – The winners of the Democratic primary for two County Commission seats were Ed Swift and Henry L. Rosenthal, Jr.
1993 – The only winner in the Key West City Commission election was Percy Curry. All other candidates faced a run-off election.
1999 – Jimmy Weekley out-polled four other candidates to win the mayor’s race with 59 percent of the vote. The other winner was Jeremy Anthony ,who was elected commissioner for District 5.
Information compiled by Tom Hambright, Historian Emeritus, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library
Image: An inspection at Trumbo Annex of the Naval Air Station with the men, planes and helicopters on the ramp on June 16, 1951. Gift Joan Knight. Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/7841143562/