1908 – There was a scarcity of gasoline in Key West after the schooner Wave burned in Tampa 10 days earlier. While Capt. George Wish...

1890 – Commander J.H. Winn, Commander Naval Base Key West, moved into the newly built commandant’s quarters (now known as the Little...

1906 – Over nine inches of rain had fallen in 48 hours, flooding the lower parts of Key West. The water at the corner of Southard and...

1828 – The first term of the Superior Court Southern Judicial District of the Territory of Florida was held in Key West. 1953 – A...

1846 – The Great Hurricane of 1846 struck Key West in the early morning hours, and by noon full hurricane winds were blowing, bringing a...

1864 – John Whitehead died in New York. He had been a partner of John Simonton, John Fleming and Pardon Greene as the first American...

1910 – The Key West Weather Bureau’s meteorological summary for July showed that the maximum temperature for the month was 90.81...

1815 – Juan Pablo Salas, a Spanish Royal Artillery Officer stationed in St. Augustine, was granted the island of Cayo Hueso by don Juan...

1865 – Dr. Samuel Mudd, Edward Spangler, Michael O’Laughlen, and Samuel Arnold – all convicted as conspirators in the assassination of...

1896 – The schooner Competitor of Key West was seized by the Spanish gunboat Mensagera near Havana, loaded with Mauser and Remington...

1825 – The USS Decoy left Key West with 10 convalescent invalids, who had been stricken by yellow fever. With no improvement in the...

1898 – The Court of Inquiry investigating the loss of the Battleship Maine met in the Key West Custom House. 1923 – United Daughters...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and wrote up my diary for yesterday. Brother after breakfast rode...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and studied the case of James Fearn. At 10 went to the courthouse...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and read “Acts” until 10 when I went up to the courthouse and...

1830 – William R. Hackley recorded in his diary: Rose before the sun and read the “Acts.” The Judge decided that under the laws of the...