1869 – Dr. Samuel Mudd, who had been a prisoner for four years at Fort Jefferson for his part in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released.
1903 – J. Pierpont Morgan stopped in Key West after a visit to Havana.
1907 – Sir William Gray Wilson, Governor of the Bahamas, arrived as the guest of Henry M. Flagler. The African Bahamians of Key West gave the Governor a reception at the Good Samaritan Hall.
1925 – The Key West Fire Department Carnival began a two-week run at the Athletic Club grounds at the foot of Simonton Street, opposite the electric streetcar barn. The carnival featured 10 different shows, five rides, and 36 concessions.
1935 – Inspectors and guards of the Key West unit of the U.S. Customs Service were honing their shooting skills at Fort Taylor after they received an order from Washington requiring all service members be proficient in the handling of firearms.
2010 – The Florida Keys Assisted Care Coalition issued a request for proposals for the design, construction, and operation of an assisted-living senior center at the Truman Waterfront in Key West.
Information compiled by Dr. Corey Malcom, Lead Historian, Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.
Image: Barbett Guns in the southwest bastion of Fort Jefferson in 1898. The door in rear is to Dr. Samuel Mudd's cell. Wright Langley Collection. Monroe County Public Library, Florida Keys History Center.