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Bobcat
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1940 Thelma Strabel, author of "Reap the Wild Wind" the story of Key West wreckers, took out a building permit for $12,000 to construct a house at 400 South Street.
1942 The Mexican freighter Potrero Del Llano was sunk by the German submarine U-564 near Fowey Rocks Lighthouse.
1953 Captain Manuel Fernandez, U.S. Air Force, shot down 14 MIG fighters over Korea. The leading jet air ace was born in Key West:USA:
1978 The Panamanian freighter Florida Silver Bow ran aground on the reef to the west of the American Shoals Lighthouse.
1980 A task force of business leaders was formed to combat the unfavorable press coverage of the Cuban Boat Lift. Merchants reported that business was down between 25 and 50 per cent over the last year.
1942 The Mexican freighter Potrero Del Llano was sunk by the German submarine U-564 near Fowey Rocks Lighthouse.
1953 Captain Manuel Fernandez, U.S. Air Force, shot down 14 MIG fighters over Korea. The leading jet air ace was born in Key West:USA:
1978 The Panamanian freighter Florida Silver Bow ran aground on the reef to the west of the American Shoals Lighthouse.
1980 A task force of business leaders was formed to combat the unfavorable press coverage of the Cuban Boat Lift. Merchants reported that business was down between 25 and 50 per cent over the last year.
Bobcat
Founding Member
1944 Florida Gov. Spessard L. Holland dedicated the new Overseas Highway. The new highway used the railroad rights of way and bridges to make a modern road on the Florida Keys. After the Hurricane of 1935, the only part of the railroad rights of way used for the highway was from Lower Matecumbe to Big Pine Key.
Bobcat
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1980 More than 60,000 Cuban refugees landed in Key West in the first 29 days of the Mariel boatlift.
1861 Judge McQueen McIntosh, who had been appointed District Court judge by the Confederate States, arrived in Key West to hold court. McIntosh was advised that any attempt on his part to do so would result in a clash with federal authorities, and he was persuaded to leave.
1861 Judge McQueen McIntosh, who had been appointed District Court judge by the Confederate States, arrived in Key West to hold court. McIntosh was advised that any attempt on his part to do so would result in a clash with federal authorities, and he was persuaded to leave.
Bobcat
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1850 The steamer Creole, carrying General Narciso Lopez and his rebel army fleeing the failed invasion of Spanish Cuba, enter the port of Key West. The Creole enters port only minutes in front of the Spanish warship Pizarro, who had been chasing the shi since the invasion. The Creole at the dock raised the American flag and the Pizarro left without firing.
1980 The "Freedom Flotilla" continued to bring Cuban refugees from the port of Mariel. A total of 67,055 refugees arrived aboard 1,170 boats of all sizes.
1986 Former Key West Fire Chief Bum Farto, who disappeared in February 1976 after he was convicted in a drug case, was declared legally dead in Circuit Court.
1995 Three people were killed when a speed boat rammed a dock near Plantation Key.
1980 The "Freedom Flotilla" continued to bring Cuban refugees from the port of Mariel. A total of 67,055 refugees arrived aboard 1,170 boats of all sizes.
1986 Former Key West Fire Chief Bum Farto, who disappeared in February 1976 after he was convicted in a drug case, was declared legally dead in Circuit Court.
1995 Three people were killed when a speed boat rammed a dock near Plantation Key.
Ratickle
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1934 Shortly after 6 p.m., a peculiar looking haze could be seen about 3 miles above the horizon, and many Key Westers saw a reflection of Havana. It was reported that buildings such as the Morro Castle and the presidential palace could be clearly seen.
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Bobcat
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1956 Capt. Tommy Lones of the charter boat Gulfstream caught a 2,300-pound great white shark in 110 feet of water near Western Dry Rocks at the reef.
1964 "Escape From Hell Island," the Key West-made and locally backed movie, received less than glowing reviews at its world premiere at the San Carlos Institute on Duval Street.
1980 Directors of the Chamber of Commerce asked the governor to declare Key West an economic disaster area and release state funds for tourist advertising because of the adverse impact of the Cuban boatlift.
1982 Congressman Dante Fascell dedicated the new Seven-Mile Bridge and 1,300 runners took part in the first bridge run. The new span was opened to vehicle traffic on May 24.
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
That was a tough day.
Gentry Critically Hurt In Key West Title Race
November 14, 1994|By ANDY NEWMAN Special to the Sun-Sentinel
KEY WEST - — Honolulu real estate developer and offshore powerboat racer Tom Gentry, 64, was critically injured Sunday when his 40-foot Skater catamaran spun out and flipped at the Key West World Offshore Championship. Gentry's throttleman, Richie Powers of North Miami Beach, escaped injury.
The accident occurred in Key West Harbor, on the 10th of 15 laps during the second and final heat of the championship.
DivingRace medical officials had a helicopter and rescue boats on the site in two minutes, but fellow racer John Tomlinson of North Miami was there first.
He stopped his boat and dived to extract Gentry from the cockpit of his overturned Open-class boat, Team Gentry. Medics removed Gentry from the water, began life-saving procedures, then sent him to Lower Florida Keys Health System hospital, according to Charlie Bass, the race's medical and safety director.
"He was not breathing when he came out of the boat," Bass said. "But he now has a heartbeat and a pulse and is listed in critical condition."
Gentry was transferred to the neurological unit of Miami's Cedars Medical Center late Sunday night.
Gentry, who began racing in 1971, has three offshore racing world titles and, in October, set an offshore speed record of 157.482 mph on a controlled course in San Diego Bay. He also claimed a Transatlantic speed record in 1989, crossing the Atlantic from New York's Ambrose Lighthouse to Bishop Rock, England, in 62 hours and 7 minutes.
The accident occurred as Gentry was chasing Superboat-class winner Recovery. As he came around turn 3, he tried to cut to the inside but, finding no room, moved to the outside of the course and suddenly hooked the boat.
"We knew we had the lead in the Open class, and I asked Tom if we should take it easy or go for [the fastest speed of the day) overall," Powers said. "He said, `Hell, we should go for it overall.' "Maybe we were too aggressive. I guess it's just racing."
Great Neck, N.Y., resident Stuart Hayim and throttleman Joey Imprescia of Babylon, N.Y., won the Superboat class in Recovery, averaging 98.41 mph for both races.
North Miami throttleman Bobby Moore teamed with Japanese racer Kimitoshi Hosotani to win the Open class in Katana. Allen Steele of Fort Lauderdale, won the Pro I class in Restore Marine Products. Another Fort Lauderdale racer, Richard Ginsberg won the Stock class in 7-Up The Uncola.
The championship, sanctioned by four offshore racing associations, attracted more than 140 entries, the most assembled at a single site in the 90 years of the sport.
Bobcat
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1829 Charles Hawkins shot William A. McRea, as he walked on Whitehead Street, in the back with both barrels of a shotgun. McRea died two hours later. The two men had fought a duel in February over Hawkins finding McRea leaving his wife's bedroom window. Both men were wounded in the duel. Hawkins was charged with murder, but an impartial jury could not be found. The case was transferred to St. Augustine, where there was no one to testify against him. The court dismissed the case and Hawkins left for Texas, where he became the first commodore in the new navy of the country of Texas.
1898 A Marine Corps battalion arrived on the USS Panther and established a camp on the ocean end of White Street near the West Martello Tower.
1985 The secretary of the Navy announced that a new attack submarine being built at Newport News, Va., would be named Key West.
1980 The number of Cuban refugees passed 74,000, and a second boat was seized for violating the presidential ban on trips to Cuba.
1829 Charles Hawkins shot William A. McRea, as he walked on Whitehead Street, in the back with both barrels of a shotgun. McRea died two hours later. The two men had fought a duel in February over Hawkins finding McRea leaving his wife's bedroom window. Both men were wounded in the duel. Hawkins was charged with murder, but an impartial jury could not be found. The case was transferred to St. Augustine, where there was no one to testify against him. The court dismissed the case and Hawkins left for Texas, where he became the first commodore in the new navy of the country of Texas.
1898 A Marine Corps battalion arrived on the USS Panther and established a camp on the ocean end of White Street near the West Martello Tower.
1985 The secretary of the Navy announced that a new attack submarine being built at Newport News, Va., would be named Key West.
1980 The number of Cuban refugees passed 74,000, and a second boat was seized for violating the presidential ban on trips to Cuba.
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