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*[[1871]] – 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>
*[[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>
*[[1979]] - Rock musicians Boston and Sammy Hagar performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
*[[2001]] – A special [[Municipal election, 2001|municipal election]] is held in the [[City of Pensacola]].
