1822 – Excerpt from the Logbook of the U.S. Schooner Shark LCDR M.C. Perry commanding. Remarks, Friday, September 13th Wind light and variable from the Eastern Quarter. Lat. 26.24 N. Long. 32.29 W. On the Sick List 8. Expenditure of Water 75 Gallons, Remains on Board 2911 1/4 Gallons. Exp. Provisions 7 1/2 lbs. Butter, 20 1/2 lbs. Cheese, 4 Gls. Rice, 4 Gls. Molasses, 4 1/2 Gls. Spirits.
1948 – Sister Louis Gabriel died at the Convent of Mary Immaculate where she had served since 1897. On May 25, 1922, at the dedication of the Grotto to Our Lady of Lourdes which was erected to commemorate the 25th anniversary of her religious vows, Sister Gabriel prayed that as long as the Grotto remains standing Key West would be protected from ravages of a major hurricane.
1951 – A.E. Golan was building the 48-unit Key Ambassador Motel on South Roosevelt Boulevard and planned to open by December 1.
1954 – Application was filed for a charter for Key West State Bank. The local backers of the bank were: A. Maitland Adams, Howard E. Wilson, Dr. J. Lancelot Lester Jr., Frank A. Shepherd, Karl O. Thompson and Joe Sirugo.
1985 – Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services was conducting a study of Multiple Sclerosis in Monroe County where as many as 59 cases had been reported. The study did not find any common links in the cases.
1994 – Former President George Bush was in the Keys with his son, Jeb, who was campaigning for Governor of Florida.
Information compiled by Tom Hambright, Historian Emeritus, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library
Image: Services being held at the Grotto at St. Mary Star of the Sea in Key West. Photo by Don Pinder. Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library. John Bartlum. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/26959688566