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Ratickle
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1982 The last span of the new Seven Mile Bridge was put in place.
1992 Police made a gruesome discovery at a home on Southard Street. They found a man who had been dead for two months. His roommate apparently was unaware he was dead.
Ummmm, some really good drugs ??????????
Bobcat
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1860 The USS Mohawk escorted the captured slave ship Wildfire into Key West Harbor. The Wildfire had 510 Africans from the Congo River area that were being taken to Cuba to be sold into the slave trade. The Wildfire was in violation of American and international law and the U.S. Navy was actively searching for violators.
1898 War prices ruled in Key West. A tall glass of soda cost $.15, lemonade $.20 and beer $.25. Drinking water was becoming more valuable every day, as the water shortage grew worse because of the lack of rain.
1980 Governor Bob Graham ordered the Florida National Guard to Key West. The first unit, a company of military police, arrived to assist with the Cuban refugee crisis.
1980 Six more boats arrived from Mariel with about 200 Cuban refugees. This brought the number of refugees to arrive in Key West to more than 4,700.
1982 The establishment of the Conch Republic was getting worldwide attention. Stella Cisneros, Mayor Wardlow's secretary, was busy responding to requests about the Conch Republic.
1898 War prices ruled in Key West. A tall glass of soda cost $.15, lemonade $.20 and beer $.25.
Drinking water was becoming more valuable every day, as the water shortage grew worse because of the lack of rain.1980 Governor Bob Graham ordered the Florida National Guard to Key West. The first unit, a company of military police, arrived to assist with the Cuban refugee crisis.
1980 Six more boats arrived from Mariel with about 200 Cuban refugees. This brought the number of refugees to arrive in Key West to more than 4,700.
1982 The establishment of the Conch Republic was getting worldwide attention. Stella Cisneros, Mayor Wardlow's secretary, was busy responding to requests about the Conch Republic.
Ratickle
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So how many times have you been arrested for spitting?
fund razor
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The judges would have also accepted soul control of the TV.
Bobcat
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1941 Alice Reid Griffin, proprietor of a Key West house of prostitution, was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court. She was convicted of violation of the Mann Act, or white slavery, for transporting a girl from Atlanta to work in the Key West house.
1945 President Harry Truman declared the day to be Victory in Europe Day. All bars in the state of Florida were ordered closed by Gov. Caldwell.:dupe:
1945 President Harry Truman declared the day to be Victory in Europe Day. All bars in the state of Florida were ordered closed by Gov. Caldwell.:dupe:
Bobcat
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1941 Alice Reid Griffin, proprietor of a Key West house of prostitution, was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court. She was convicted of violation of the Mann Act, or white slavery, for transporting a girl from Atlanta to work in the Key West house.
1945 President Harry Truman declared the day to be Victory in Europe Day. All bars in the state of Florida were ordered closed by Gov. Caldwell.:dupe:
1945 President Harry Truman declared the day to be Victory in Europe Day. All bars in the state of Florida were ordered closed by Gov. Caldwell.:dupe:
Bobcat
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1929 Congressman M. Alfred Michaelson of Chicago was found not guilty in federal court on charges of smuggling and transporting intoxicating liquors. The congressman's brother-in-law claimed the two trunks of liquor were his and had been included with the congressman's baggage, which got a free pass through Customs.
1980 The world premiere of "Assassination: Kill Castro" screened at the Cobb Cinema Twin Theater. The movie was a partially fictionalized version of Capt. Tony Tarracino's life.
(Going to try to find this film)
1980 The world premiere of "Assassination: Kill Castro" screened at the Cobb Cinema Twin Theater. The movie was a partially fictionalized version of Capt. Tony Tarracino's life.
(Going to try to find this film)
Ratickle
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Some things never change.....
Bobcat
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982 A study by the Federation for American Immigration Reform reported that the 1980 Mariel boatlift cost American taxpayers more than $1 billion and demonstrated the need for stringent immigration laws.
1984Telly Otto "Toby" Bruce died at the age of 73. He first came to Key West in 1935 at the invitation of his friend, novelist Ernest Hemingway.
1999 Key West author and songwriter Shel Silverstein died at his home of a massive heart attack. He was 68 years old.
1984Telly Otto "Toby" Bruce died at the age of 73. He first came to Key West in 1935 at the invitation of his friend, novelist Ernest Hemingway.
1999 Key West author and songwriter Shel Silverstein died at his home of a massive heart attack. He was 68 years old.
Bobcat
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ON THIS DAY IN:
1898 Four sailors were killed when the USS Winslow was hit by Spanish gunfire in a battle at Cardenas, Cuba. They were buried in the Battleship Maine Plot in the Key West Cemetery. The dead were: oiler John Varveres, cook Josiah Tunnel, fireman George Burton and fireman John Dneefe.
1910 The first spike was driven in the railroad from the Key West end at the railroad yard at Trumbo Island.
1959 Gulf Oil Corp. was drilling an oil well at the Marquesas Keys, 14 miles west of Key West. There was a 40-man force living on the work platform.
1972 An explosives test conducted by the Navy sunk the cruiser Wilkes-Barre off American Shoals. The ship was positioned so that it would create an artificial fishing reef along with the destroyer Fred T. Berry, which had been sunk a week earlier.
1898 Four sailors were killed when the USS Winslow was hit by Spanish gunfire in a battle at Cardenas, Cuba. They were buried in the Battleship Maine Plot in the Key West Cemetery. The dead were: oiler John Varveres, cook Josiah Tunnel, fireman George Burton and fireman John Dneefe.
1910 The first spike was driven in the railroad from the Key West end at the railroad yard at Trumbo Island.
1959 Gulf Oil Corp. was drilling an oil well at the Marquesas Keys, 14 miles west of Key West. There was a 40-man force living on the work platform.
1972 An explosives test conducted by the Navy sunk the cruiser Wilkes-Barre off American Shoals. The ship was positioned so that it would create an artificial fishing reef along with the destroyer Fred T. Berry, which had been sunk a week earlier.
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