51 years ago…
January 21, 1956 – Prince Rainier of Monaco, fiancé of film star Grace Kelly, passes through Tampa before boarding his National Air Lines flight to California during his first ever visit to the United States.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
26 years ago…
January 20, 1981 – The bell in the tower of City Hall rings 52 times shortly after the moment of the release of the 52 American hostages who had been held in Iran for 444 days.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
81 years ago…
January 19, 1926 – Nearly 10,000 automobiles and countless pedestrians are delayed when the Lafayette St. Bridge (now the Kennedy Blvd. Bridge) draw span gets stuck in its raised position, snarling traffic on both sides of the Hillsborough River for nearly 90 minutes.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
January 19, 1977 was an unusual day in Tampa Bay. The Tribune remembers that it snowed in Tampa. Steve Otto was there, too. Do any of you remember that day?
I’d love to see some more photographs. If any of you have pictures of the snow in Tampa, please email us and we’ll get ‘em scanned and posted here.
21 years ago…
January 18, 1986 – Governor Bob Graham leads a parade through Ybor City during “Liberty Carnivale” festivities held to kick off the 1986 Ybor City Centennial Celebration.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
61 years ago…
January 17, 1946 – Marie Binder Cuesta, widow of A.L. Cuesta, Sr., the cigar manufacturer and founder of Cuesta Rey and Co., dies after a three-month illness.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
71 years ago…
January 16, 1936 – A gasoline price war hits Tampa, as independent station owners vote unanimously for a 21-cent price in protest against the refineries reduction of 1 ½ cents of their profit margin. Gasoline dipped as low as 19 cents per gallon (or $2.56 per gallon in today’s dollars) during a 24-hour price slashing period.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
21 years ago…
January 15, 1986 – Tampa native Dwight Gooden, winner of the 1985 National League Cy Young Award, is named the Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press based on his 24-victory season in 1985.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
66 years ago…
January 14, 1941 — Brig. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker lands the first plane on MacDill Field, changing the field from a construction project to an operating air base. Tinker Elementary School, located on the base grounds, is named for him.
Courtesy of the Tampa Bay History Center.
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