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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1814]] – [[War of 1812]]: [[Third Spanish period|Spanish officials]] permit 300 British troops to land at Pensacola and anchor a fleet in the [[Pensacola Bay|harbor]]. | *[[1814]] – [[War of 1812]]: [[Third Spanish period|Spanish officials]] permit 300 British troops to land at Pensacola and anchor a fleet in the [[Pensacola Bay|harbor]]. | ||
− | *[[1884]] | + | *[[1884]] - A [[Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad]] drawbridge watchman is found dead on the tracks, his body riddled with 23 bullets.<ref>"Why the Draw Wasn't Open." ''New York Times'', August 26, 1884.</ref> |
*[[1892]] – [[Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company]] files suit against [[A. H. D'Alemberte]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=rEALAAAAYAAJ Southern Reporter]''</ref> | *[[1892]] – [[Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company]] files suit against [[A. H. D'Alemberte]].<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=rEALAAAAYAAJ Southern Reporter]''</ref> | ||
*[[1965]] – [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] receives the landing of its first commercial jet plane, an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727. | *[[1965]] – [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] receives the landing of its first commercial jet plane, an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727. |