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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
| − | *[[1884]] | + | *[[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]] – 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> | ||
| + | *[[1965]] – [[Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] receives the landing of its first commercial jet plane, an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727. | ||
| + | *[[1966]] – The first of the original [[Evening in Old Seville Square]] events is held. | ||
| + | *[[1985]] - Rock musicians REO Speedwagon and Cheap Trick perform at the civic center. | ||
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| + | ==Marriages== | ||
| + | *[[1769]] – [[Elias Durnford]] to Rebecca Walker | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Events[edit]
- 1814 – War of 1812: Spanish officials permit 300 British troops to land at Pensacola and anchor a fleet in the harbor.
- 1884 – A Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad drawbridge watchman is found dead on the tracks, his body riddled with 23 bullets.[1]
- 1892 – Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company files suit against A. H. D'Alemberte.[2]
- 1965 – Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport receives the landing of its first commercial jet plane, an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727.
- 1966 – The first of the original Evening in Old Seville Square events is held.
- 1985 - Rock musicians REO Speedwagon and Cheap Trick perform at the civic center.
Marriages[edit]
- 1769 – Elias Durnford to Rebecca Walker
References[edit]
- ↑ "Why the Draw Wasn't Open." New York Times, August 26, 1884.
- ↑ Southern Reporter
