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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1781]] – [[Siege of Pensacola]]: Spanish engineers begin digging a trench near the British [[Queen's Redoubt]]. | *[[1781]] – [[Siege of Pensacola]]: Spanish engineers begin digging a trench near the British [[Queen's Redoubt]]. | ||
− | *[[1818]] – [[Alexander Arbuthnot]] and [[Robert C. Ambrister]] are found guilty by court martial | + | *[[1818]] – [[Alexander Arbuthnot]] and [[Robert C. Ambrister]] are found guilty by court martial. |
*[[1976]] – A Congressional committee begins an inquiry of Representative [[Bob Sikes]] over alleged ethics violations. | *[[1976]] – A Congressional committee begins an inquiry of Representative [[Bob Sikes]] over alleged ethics violations. | ||
*[[2000]] – [[Tom Forrest]] begins his tenure as [[Escambia County Administrator]]. | *[[2000]] – [[Tom Forrest]] begins his tenure as [[Escambia County Administrator]]. | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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*[[1875]] – [[Benjamin Drake Wright]] | *[[1875]] – [[Benjamin Drake Wright]] | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 29 April 2009
Events
- 1781 – Siege of Pensacola: Spanish engineers begin digging a trench near the British Queen's Redoubt.
- 1818 – Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert C. Ambrister are found guilty by court martial.
- 1976 – A Congressional committee begins an inquiry of Representative Bob Sikes over alleged ethics violations.
- 2000 – Tom Forrest begins his tenure as Escambia County Administrator.
- 2007 – Hugh King is arrested for cocaine possession. The inaugural Goombay festival is held in the Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood.
Deaths
Marriages
- 1897 – John Hannah to Elizabeth Sessions