1904 – Fred Ewert was hanged for the murder of Frank Whitaker. The gallows was erected behind the Monroe County Jail at the corner of...

The Key West Library is holding its annual celebration and presentation for Día de los Muertos and the Cemeteries of the Keys at 10 a.m....

The Key West Library is holding its annual celebration and presentation for Día de los Muertos and the Cemeteries of the Keys at 10 a.m....

1861 – Orders were issued that no vessels were to be allowed to leave Key West unless the owners and crews first took the oath of...

1823 – Captain Ellison of the sloop Eclipse stopped at Key West and was informed that 30 naval officers and 50 enlisted men had...

1832 – Key West experienced a severe gale that “continued with unabated fury” until the next morning. It was supposed many ships had...

1887 – Key West had two cases of yellow fever in a recent outbreak. Authorities were urging those who were not acclimated to the island...