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<noinclude>{{On this day/doc}}</noinclude>'''[[{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|2}}May 7]]''':
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*[[1781]] – '''[[Siege of Pensacola]]''': [[Bernardo de Gálvez]] began direct assaults on British [[Fort George]].
*[[1862]] – '''[[Civil War]]''': Upon learning that Union commander [[Wikipedia:David Farragut|David Farragut]]'s fleet was anchored off [[Mobile Bay]], Colonel [[Thomas Jones]] quickly removed most of the [[Confederate]] artillery and supplies from Pensacola.
*[[1914]] – '''[[Blue Robinson]]''' (founder of [[Blue Dot Barbecue]]) was born.
*[[2007]] – Felony racketeering was added to the charges against disbarred attorney '''[[Vince Whibbs, Jr.]]'''
