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On Christmas Day, December 25, 1921, not long after the Marines left the jail, a white mob of fifteen men burst into the jail and beat him with blackjacks. He was then dragged out of the jail, attached to a car and dragged through the streets of Key West to the East Martello Tower where he was hanged from a palm tree. The mob then riddled his ...
Official log of Harry Truman's December 3–8, 1947 visit to Key West, from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Official log of Harry Truman's March 12 to April 10, 1950 visit to Key West.
Much of December was quiet and well below average before two outbreaks occurred in short succession at the end of the month. The second one produced at least 89 tornadoes, pushing the month to well above average. With 106 confirmed tornadoes, it was the second most active December on record, well behind 2021 (which had 227 tornadoes).
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
The remainder continues to be utilized as a military installation and is known as Naval Air Station Key West - Truman Annex. Many refugees from the 1980 Mariel boatlift arrived via the Truman Annex. The ship berthing dock and the Outer Mole (Harbor) have been retained by the Navy, which dredges the harbor and collects 40 percent of cruise ship ...
Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. [1] [2] In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and "imprecision drill teams" in the parade. [3]