20 YEARS AGO
A Brothers to the Rescue plane searching the Florida Straits for Cuban refugees crashed near Key West and the three passengers were saved by pleasure boaters.
Jimmy Buffett broke with the Audubon Society and established the Manatee Protection League in Key West, which focused on protecting the natural habitats of the animals.
A woman snatched a 13-month-old baby from her mother on Duval Street, but was stopped by passersby until police arrived and returned the baby to her mother and arrested the woman for kidnapping.