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*[[1861]] – [[Civil War]]: With the [[United States Post Office]] at Pensacola abolished, the Alabama General Assembly votes to provide messengers for the [[Confederate]] troops stationed there. | *[[1861]] – [[Civil War]]: With the [[United States Post Office]] at Pensacola abolished, the Alabama General Assembly votes to provide messengers for the [[Confederate]] troops stationed there. | ||
*[[1934]] – The [[Frisco Railroad]] ends its Pullman sleeping car service due to ridership declines brought on by the [[Great Depression]]. | *[[1934]] – The [[Frisco Railroad]] ends its Pullman sleeping car service due to ridership declines brought on by the [[Great Depression]]. | ||
| + | *[[1983]] - Southern rock musician Johnny Van Zant performs at The Barrels night club. | ||
*[[2008]] – Florida holds a [[Presidential primary election, 2008|presidential primary election & property tax referendum]]. | *[[2008]] – Florida holds a [[Presidential primary election, 2008|presidential primary election & property tax referendum]]. | ||
*[[2014]] - Due to a low pressure system named Winter Storm Leon, snow falls on Pensacola. | *[[2014]] - Due to a low pressure system named Winter Storm Leon, snow falls on Pensacola. | ||
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Events
- 1764 – British period: Major William Forbes submits a "Plan and Sections of the Fort at Pensacola."
- 1861 – Civil War: With the United States Post Office at Pensacola abolished, the Alabama General Assembly votes to provide messengers for the Confederate troops stationed there.
- 1934 – The Frisco Railroad ends its Pullman sleeping car service due to ridership declines brought on by the Great Depression.
- 1983 - Southern rock musician Johnny Van Zant performs at The Barrels night club.
- 2008 – Florida holds a presidential primary election & property tax referendum.
- 2014 - Due to a low pressure system named Winter Storm Leon, snow falls on Pensacola.
Deaths
- 1937 – John Abercrombie Merritt
- 1986 - Leif Erickon, actor (b. William Wycliffe Anderson)
- 2019 - Gene Hong Chong
