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| + | *[[1905]] – The state [[Jim Crow]] law, authored by Pensacola legislators to segregate [[streetcars]], is struck down as unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court. | ||
| + | *[[1974]] – Congressman [[Bob Sikes]] is reprimanded by the House of Representatives for failing to disclose financial ties to businesses who benefitted from government contracts he awarded. | ||
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| + | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1951]] – [[Janet Holley]] | ||
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==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| − | *[[1908]] – [[Leander Shaw]] | + | *[[1908]] – [[Leander Shaw]], hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]] |
| + | *[[1994]] – Dr. [[John Britton]] and his bodyguard [[James Barrett]], murdered by anti-abortion activist [[Paul Hill]] | ||
[[Category:Days| 0729]] | [[Category:Days| 0729]] | ||
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Events[edit]
- 1905 – The state Jim Crow law, authored by Pensacola legislators to segregate streetcars, is struck down as unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court.
- 1974 – Congressman Bob Sikes is reprimanded by the House of Representatives for failing to disclose financial ties to businesses who benefitted from government contracts he awarded.
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 1908 – Leander Shaw, hanged by a lynch-mob in Plaza Ferdinand VII for the rape and murder of Lillie Davis
- 1994 – Dr. John Britton and his bodyguard James Barrett, murdered by anti-abortion activist Paul Hill
