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*[[1781]] – Father de Veley of [[St. Michael's Parish]] conducts his first funeral, for Anthony Soler.<ref>Austin Carroll. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=xE4UAAAAYAAJ A Catholic History of Alabama and the Floridas]''. P. J. Kenedy & sons, 1908.</ref> | *[[1781]] – Father de Veley of [[St. Michael's Parish]] conducts his first funeral, for Anthony Soler.<ref>Austin Carroll. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=xE4UAAAAYAAJ A Catholic History of Alabama and the Floridas]''. P. J. Kenedy & sons, 1908.</ref> | ||
*[[1845]] – [[Antebellum period]]: Florida gains statehood and becomes the 27th star on the [[City of Five Flags|U.S. flag]]. | *[[1845]] – [[Antebellum period]]: Florida gains statehood and becomes the 27th star on the [[City of Five Flags|U.S. flag]]. | ||
| + | *[[1910]] – Isolated [[Race riot, 1910|race riots]] break out after African-American boxer [[Wikipedia:Jack Johnson (boxer)|Jack Johnson]] defeats "Great White Hope" [[Wikipedia:James J. Jeffries|Jim Jeffries]]. | ||
*[[1974]] – [[LGBT]]: Thousands of gay rights activists assemble in Pensacola for a "national convention,"<ref>Dallas A. Blanchard and Terry James Prewitt. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=XuM3VjtyGJAC Religious violence and abortion: the Gideon Project]''. University Press of Florida, 1993.</ref> an antecedent of the [[Memorial Day Weekend]] festivities. | *[[1974]] – [[LGBT]]: Thousands of gay rights activists assemble in Pensacola for a "national convention,"<ref>Dallas A. Blanchard and Terry James Prewitt. ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=XuM3VjtyGJAC Religious violence and abortion: the Gideon Project]''. University Press of Florida, 1993.</ref> an antecedent of the [[Memorial Day Weekend]] festivities. | ||
*[[2005]] – [[Hurricane Dennis]] forms as a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea. | *[[2005]] – [[Hurricane Dennis]] forms as a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea. | ||
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Independence Day
- See also: Category:Independence Day
- Sertoma's 4th of July Celebration
- Kaboom at Pensacola Beach
- Milton Riverfest
- Ronald McDonald House Firecracker 5K
Events
- 1781 – Father de Veley of St. Michael's Parish conducts his first funeral, for Anthony Soler.[1]
- 1845 – Antebellum period: Florida gains statehood and becomes the 27th star on the U.S. flag.
- 1910 – Isolated race riots break out after African-American boxer Jack Johnson defeats "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries.
- 1974 – LGBT: Thousands of gay rights activists assemble in Pensacola for a "national convention,"[2] an antecedent of the Memorial Day Weekend festivities.
- 2005 – Hurricane Dennis forms as a tropical depression in the Caribbean Sea.
Births
Deaths
References
- ↑ Austin Carroll. A Catholic History of Alabama and the Floridas. P. J. Kenedy & sons, 1908.
- ↑ Dallas A. Blanchard and Terry James Prewitt. Religious violence and abortion: the Gideon Project. University Press of Florida, 1993.
