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<noinclude>{{On this day/doc}}</noinclude>'''[[{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|2}}July 29]]''':
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*[[1905]] – A state '''[[Jim Crow]]''' law, authored by Pensacola legislators to segregate [[streetcars]], is struck down as unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court.
*[[1908]] – '''[[Leander Shaw]]''' was hanged by a lynch-mob in [[Plaza Ferdinand VII]] for the alleged rape and murder of [[Lillie Davis]].
*[[1974]] – Congressman '''[[Bob Sikes]]''' was reprimanded by the House of Representatives for failing to disclose financial ties to businesses who benefitted from government contracts he awarded.
*[[1994]] – Anti-abortion activist '''[[Paul Hill]]''' murdered Dr. [[John Britton]] and his bodyguard [[James Barrett]].
