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− | '''[[May 8]]''': | + | '''[[{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|2}}]]''': |
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− | *[[1781]] – '''[[Siege of Pensacola]]''': The powder magazine at the [[Queen's Redoubt]] was detonated by Spanish troops, forcing British General [[John Campbell]] to surrender [[Fort George]] and Pensacola to [[Bernardo de Gálvez]].
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− | *[[1911]] – '''"The Birth of [[Naval Aviation]]"''': Captain [[W. I. Chambers]] requisitioned one Wright and two Curtiss airplanes for the [[U. S. Navy]].
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− | *[[1978]] – On descent into [[Pensacola Regional Airport]], '''[[National Airlines Flight 193]]''' landed in [[Escambia Bay]], resulting in the drowning deaths of three passengers.
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− | *[[2008]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] abruptly selected '''[[William D. "Rusty" Wells]]''' to replace [[John Fleming]] as [[Pensacola City Attorney|City Attorney]], foregoing a ranking system that had been established for the hiring process.
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