Today in Key West History

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Key West and the surrounding Florida Keys are rich in history dating back to the Spanish Conquistadors. Each day holds a new opportunity to learn about the significant historical events that happened in Key West and the Florida Keys. These bite sized podcasts are a great way to brush up on your historical facts about this beautiful coral cay archipelago paradise that we call home!

Episode Date
Key West History - Jan. 23, 1896 - Florida's Wealthiest Man Dies
Jan 23, 2019
Key West History - Jan. 22, 1926 - The First Luxury Hotel Opens in Key West
Jan 22, 2019
Key West History - Jan. 21, 1880 - Ulysses S. Grant Visits Key West
Jan 21, 2019
Key West History - Jan 18, 1912 - The Filming of Flagler's Railroad Journey
Jan 19, 2019
Key West History - Jan 17, 1928 - Calvin Coolidge and His Wife Arrived in Key West
Jan 18, 2019
Key West History - Jan. 15, 1971 - Finally a Conviction in the Murder of a Charter Boat Captain and His Son
Jan 16, 2019
Key West History - Jan. 12, 1952 - The Pink Shrimp "Gold Rush" in Key West
Jan 14, 2019
Key West History - Jan. 11, 1926 - There's a Menace Terrorizing the City
Jan 12, 2019
January 10, 1861 - Key West Refuses to Secede from the Union
Jan 11, 2019
January 9, 1827 - Construction Starts on the First Sand Key Lighthouse
Jan 10, 2019
January 8, 1828 - Key West Is Incorporated as a City
Jan 09, 2019
Key West History: December 26, 1923 - Reward Offered for Vandals of Yards in Key West
Dec 26, 2018
Key West History: Dec. 24, 1923 - Key West Declared a Port of Real Consequence
Dec 25, 2018
Key West History: Josè Marti Arrived for His First Visit to Key West
Dec 24, 2018
Key West History: Dec. 21, 1975 - Key West Aloe Opened It's New Store and Factory
Dec 22, 2018
Key West History: Dec. 20, 1996 - Key West's Grand Dame and Matriarch Dies
Dec 21, 2018
Today in Key West History - Dec. 18, 1955 - The Ferry from Key West to Havana Completed Testing
Dec 18, 2018
December 17, 1899 - More than a Year After The Sinking of the Maine, Bodies of Victims Were Recovered By the Military
Dec 18, 2018
December 15 - The Underwater Cable System Connection Key West to Havana was Started
Dec 15, 2018
December 14 - The Contract for the Building of the Key West Custom House was Awarded
Dec 14, 2018
December 13 - Key Deer Were Hunted on Big Pine Key
Dec 14, 2018
December 12 - Key West Had the Only English Wesleyan Methodist Church in the United States.
Dec 13, 2018
December 11 - The Search for Hoffa Comes to Key West!
Dec 12, 2018
December 10 - Norman Sherwood Becomes The First Prisoner is Hanged from the Gallows in Key West
Dec 10, 2018
December 9 - The Shark Processing Industry Comes to Big Pine Key
Dec 09, 2018
December 8 - Fernando Joaquin Moreno Was Elected Mayor of Key West
Dec 08, 2018
December 7 - Reap The Wild Wind Author Moves Near the Southernmost Point
Dec 07, 2018
December 6 - Blue Angels Announce Key West as Their Winter Training Destination
Dec 06, 2018
December 5 - Artist Henry Faulkner Dies at the Hands of a Drunk Driver
Dec 05, 2018
December 4 - Eduardo H. Gato Died in Havana, Cuba
Dec 04, 2018
December 2 - The Cuban Boat Lift from Matanzas Bay Ended
Dec 02, 2018
Nov. 29 - The Start of Something Beautiful Called Casa Roma
Nov 29, 2018
Tuesday, Nov. 27 - Dr. Joseph Yates Porter Ends the Yellow Fever Quarantine
Nov 27, 2018
Nov. 26 - The Biggest and Richest City in Florida - Welcome to Key West
Nov 26, 2018
Nov. 24 - Alligator Reef Lighthouse Opens
Nov 24, 2018
Nov. 20 - Skiing to Cuba
Nov 20, 2018
Nov. 19 - Charles Parra Gets Elected to City Commission in a Runoff Election
Nov 19, 2018
Nov. 18 - Captain Tony's Bar Becomes "On Limits" to Navy Personnel
Nov 18, 2018
Nov.13, 1948 - President Truman Sails the Williamsburg to the Dry Tortugas
Nov 13, 2018
Nov. 12 - Dr. Joseph Norman Fogarty was Re-Elected as Key West Mayor
Nov 12, 2018
Nov. 7 - Jennie Bethel DeBoer and the Key West Lighthouse Legacy
Nov 09, 2018
Nov. 8th - Truman Makes His 5th Visit to Key West to Record Crowds
Nov 07, 2018