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Events
- 1781 – Bernardo de Galvez begins his siege of the British Fort George.
- 1862 – Civil War: Upon learning that Union commander David Farragut's fleet was anchored off Mobile Bay, Colonel Thomas Jones quickly removes most of the Confederate artillery and supplies from Pensacola.
- 2007 – Felony racketeering is added to the charges against disbarred attorney Vince Whibbs, Jr.
- 2019 - Actor Tom Cruise visits NAS Pensacola and makes a speech at the Aviation Flag Officers Training Symposium.