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+ | *[[1861]] – [[Confederate]] President [[Wikipedia:Jefferson Davis|Jefferson Davis]] appoints [[Thomas E. Jordan]] as postmaster of Pensacola and [[Chandler Cox Yonge]] as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy. | ||
+ | *[[1907]] – A funeral for [[Charles Henry Bliss]] is held at [[Armory Hall]]. | ||
+ | *[[1977]] – [[Escambia High School riots]]: The [[Ku Klux Klan]] holds a rally on the grounds of [[Escambia High School]] to protest the new "Gators" mascot. | ||
+ | *[[1996]] - Rock musicians Ted Nugent, Bad Company and Night Ranger performed in concert at the Naval Air Station. | ||
+ | *[[1999]] – The [[Aragon Group]] pays $914,000 for 20 acres of [[City of Pensacola|City]]-owned land to be used for the [[Aragon]] project. | ||
+ | *[[2018]] - Country music artists Sugarland performed at the Pensacola Bay Center. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
− | *[[1861]] – [[ | + | *[[1861]] – [[Elmore Dixie Beggs, Sr.]] |
+ | *[[1846]] – [[Felo de la Rua]] | ||
+ | *[[1898]] – [[T. T. Wentworth]] | ||
− | == | + | ==Deaths== |
− | *[[ | + | *[[1902]] – [[James Madison Hilliard]] |
[[Category:Days| 0726]] | [[Category:Days| 0726]] |
Latest revision as of 10:55, 26 July 2018
EventsEdit
- 1861 – Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Thomas E. Jordan as postmaster of Pensacola and Chandler Cox Yonge as attorney for the Florida district of the Confederacy.
- 1907 – A funeral for Charles Henry Bliss is held at Armory Hall.
- 1977 – Escambia High School riots: The Ku Klux Klan holds a rally on the grounds of Escambia High School to protest the new "Gators" mascot.
- 1996 - Rock musicians Ted Nugent, Bad Company and Night Ranger performed in concert at the Naval Air Station.
- 1999 – The Aragon Group pays $914,000 for 20 acres of City-owned land to be used for the Aragon project.
- 2018 - Country music artists Sugarland performed at the Pensacola Bay Center.