1860 – The Key of the Gulf newspaper noted that, though Key West had long been dependent on wrecking for sustenance, things were...

1823 – Commodore David Porter ordered the USS Hornet to sail from Key West, rendezvous with the U.S. schooner Fox at Havana, and from...

Former President Harry Truman and Admiral Lloyd M. Mustin in front of Naval Headquarters in 1960. 1884 – Forty-year-old Carlos Recio...

Key West Mayor Kermit Lewin cuts the ribbon at the premiere of the film “Escape from Hell Island.” 1890 – George Hudson was named Key...

1895 – A bill was introduced in the Florida Senate authorizing Monroe County to issue $500,000 in bonds to build a highway from Key West...

1908 – The schooner Magic , a former America’s Cup race winner, was raised and towed into Key West harbor by owner John Lowe. The...

1831 – The new Collector of Customs, William A. Whitehead, arrived on the schooner Evan T. Ellicott, 58 days from Baltimore. 1853 –...

1855 – Florida Gov. J.E. Broome signed a law passed by the Legislature that made it illegal for any Free Black person who arrived at Key...

1899 – Juan D. Poyo announced he was moving the Spanish language newspaper “El Yara” to Havana. The “El Yara” had been published in Key...