1823: Commodore David Porter ordered the U.S. flag raised over “Thompson’s Island” (Key West), and a battery was erected with eight guns, under the command of Capt. Grayson, U.S. Marine
1734: The ship Charles, sailing from Jamaica to Bristol, was approached at the Florida Keys by a Spanish vessel, whose crew offered to trade “rich commodities” if the Englishmen came
1928: Adjutant General Vivien B. Collins authorized National Guard units from Miami and Key West to Matecumbe Key to quell disturbances caused by striking veterans employed on FERA bridge projects