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*[[1903]] Five tons of condemned dynamite are 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.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref>
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*[[1699]] &ndash; [[First Spanish period]]: French ships under [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] leave Spanish-occupied [[Pensacola Bay]], going westward to found [[Wikipedia:Louisiana (New France)|French Louisiana]].
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*[[1858]] &ndash; The [[Selma & Gulf Railroad Company]] is incorporated.<ref>Kincaid A. Herr. ''The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963''. University Press of Kentucky, 2000.</ref>
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*[[1871]] &ndash; A joint resolution of Congress grants the [[Pensacola & Barrancas Railroad Company]] an easement through the [[Navy Yard]] reservation.<ref>''[http://books.google.com/books?id=ewpCAAAAIAAJ United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks]'', 1916.</ref>
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*[[1903]] &ndash; Five tons of condemned dynamite are 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.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref>
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*[[1979]] - Rock musicians Boston and Sammy Hagar performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
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*[[2001]] &ndash; A special [[Municipal election, 2001|municipal election]] is held in the [[City of Pensacola]].
  
 
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In 1995 The Baker Quintuplets were born, the first in the state of Florida.

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  1. Kincaid A. Herr. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850-1963. University Press of Kentucky, 2000.
  2. United States Military Reservations, National Cemeteries, and Military Parks, 1916.
  3. "Dynamite shook Pensacola." New York Times, January 31, 1903.

In 1995 The Baker Quintuplets were born, the first in the state of Florida.