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*[[1866]] – Congress passes legislation giving authority to any organized company to construct [[Telecommunications|telegraph lines]], later conflicting with exclusive charters granted by Florida to the [[Pensacola Telegraph Company]].
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*[[1907]] – [[Calvin C. Goodman]] assumes the [[mayoralty of Pensacola]] after the death of incumbent [[Charles Henry Bliss]].
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*[[1973]] – [[U.S. District Court]] Judge [[Winston Arnow]] rules that [[Escambia High School]]'s "Rebel" mascot, the school song "Dixie" and the [[Confederate flag]] are "racially irritating" symbols and bars their use.
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*[[1974]] – The [[Clara Barkley Dorr House]] is added to the [[Wikipedia:National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]].
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*[[1977]] - Rock musicians Peter Frampton and 38 Special performed at the Mobile Municipal Auditorium.
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*[[1982]] - Rock band Van Halen performs at the the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi.
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*[[2005]] – Demolition of [[Bayfront Auditorium]] is completed.
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*[[2006]] – The [[Pensacola Young Professionals]] holds its first political forum at [[Pensacola Junior College]].
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*[[2007]] – [[Front Porch Pensacola]] is reactivated by the Florida Office of Urban Opportunity.
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*[[2018]] - A two-year-old black bear is captured after climbing a tree in a wooded area next to McDonald's restaurant near Pace Boulevard and Fairfield Drive.
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==Births==
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*[[1987]] – [[Joseph Hall]]
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==Deaths==
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*[[1907]] – [[Charles Henry Bliss]]
  
 
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