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| − | '''[[January | + | '''[[January 30]]''': |
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| − | *[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite | + | *[[1699]] – '''[[First Spanish period]]''': French ships under [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] left Spanish-occupied [[Pensacola Bay]], going westward to found [[Wikipedia:Louisiana (New France)|French Louisiana]]. |
| − | + | *[[1871]] – A joint resolution of Congress granted the '''[[Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company]]''' an easement through the [[Navy Yard]] reservation. | |
| + | *[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite were detonated near '''[[Fort Pickens]]''', about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across [[Pensacola Bay]] in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:59, 30 January 2009
- 1699 – First Spanish period: French ships under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville left Spanish-occupied Pensacola Bay, going westward to found French Louisiana.
- 1871 – A joint resolution of Congress granted the Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company an easement through the Navy Yard reservation.
- 1903 – Five tons of condemned dynamite were detonated near Fort Pickens, about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across Pensacola Bay in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.
