1951 – Allen B. Cleare, a native of Harbour Island in the Bahamas, died in Key West at age 77. He had served on the Key West City Commission and Monroe County School Board and was mayor of Key West from 1917 to 1919.
1955 – The Key West motel price war reached a new high when eight motels posted signs offering free rooms to tourists.
1963 – Roger A. Foster, who was accused of murdering Douglas Trevor and his son Edward on the charter boat Dream Girl, was adjudged insane and committed to the state mental institution. He would later be judged competent and tried and convicted for the murders.
1997 – The Key West Memorial Sculpture Garden at Mallory Square was dedicated.
Information compiled by Tom Hambright, Historian Emeritus, Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library
Image: Captain Douglas Trevor, far right, with his son, Edward, along with his first mate with a fishing party and their catch caught on the Dream Girl C 1960. Photo by Wil-Art Studio. Florida Keys History Center, Monroe County Public Library. https://www.flickr.com/photos/keyslibraries/4891059929