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December 6 – Blue Angels Announce Key West as Their Winter Training Destination
At the end of World War II Chief Naval Operations, Admiral Chester Nimitz ordered the formation of a flight demonstration…
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Margaritaville Podcast
Ep. 24 – Costa Rica With Carlo Sernaglia
Heikki chats with Carlo Sernaglia in Costa Rica! Carlo is Margaritaville’s concept chef and co-author of the Margartiaville Cookbook. Enjoy…
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December 5 – Artist Henry Faulkner Dies at the Hands of a Drunk Driver
Today’s nugget of Key West history comes to us from a blog post by artist, Anja Marais. I’m living on…
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December 4 – Eduardo H. Gato Died in Havana, Cuba
The first Gato cigar factory is a three story building constructed in 1870, the first for the fact that was…
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December 2 – The Cuban Boat Lift from Matanzas Bay Ended
In 1965, Fidel Castro, facing growing political unrest, and widespread economic problems, seize the initiative on refugees by manipulating US…
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Nov. 29 – The Start of Something Beautiful Called Casa Roma
A few days ago, I came across a historic fact mentioning that today, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was…
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Ep. 23 – Holidays, Vinyl and Costa Rica
Heikki talks holidays, vinyl, his upcoming trip to Costa Rica with Carlo Sernaglia, and answers your Twitter questions! Have questions…
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Tuesday, Nov. 27 – Dr. Joseph Yates Porter Ends the Yellow Fever Quarantine
Yellow Fever, also known as the yellow plague, or the yellow jack was one of the most dangerous and dreaded…
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Nov. 26 – The Biggest and Richest City in Florida – Welcome to Key West
Location, location, location. It’s the cry of any good businessman. In 1825, the Federal wrecking act prescribed that all property…
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Nov. 24 – Alligator Reef Lighthouse Opens
In 1822, just two years out of the shipyard, the Navy schooner was on rounds to recapture and free ships…
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