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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[1861]] – [[Fort Pickens]] receives supplies and troop reinforcements from the USS ''Powhatan''. [[Confederate]] Brigadier General [[Braxton E. Bragg]] imposes martial law in Pensacola, stopping all trade and communications with the Union-held fortress. | *[[1861]] – [[Fort Pickens]] receives supplies and troop reinforcements from the USS ''Powhatan''. [[Confederate]] Brigadier General [[Braxton E. Bragg]] imposes martial law in Pensacola, stopping all trade and communications with the Union-held fortress. | ||
| + | *[[1987]] - Recent Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby performed on Pensacola Beach, to his biggest audience to date. | ||
| + | *[[2005]] - Country / pop music artist Kenny Rogers performed a benefit concert at the civic center, for Hurricane Ivan relief. | ||
*[[2007]] – The new [[Krispy Kreme]] store at [[9th Avenue]] and [[Cervantes Street]] opens. | *[[2007]] – The new [[Krispy Kreme]] store at [[9th Avenue]] and [[Cervantes Street]] opens. | ||
| + | *[[2012]] - Surf rock guitarist Dick Dale performs at Vinyl Music Hall. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
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Events[edit]
- 1861 – Fort Pickens receives supplies and troop reinforcements from the USS Powhatan. Confederate Brigadier General Braxton E. Bragg imposes martial law in Pensacola, stopping all trade and communications with the Union-held fortress.
- 1987 - Recent Grammy Award winner Bruce Hornsby performed on Pensacola Beach, to his biggest audience to date.
- 2005 - Country / pop music artist Kenny Rogers performed a benefit concert at the civic center, for Hurricane Ivan relief.
- 2007 – The new Krispy Kreme store at 9th Avenue and Cervantes Street opens.
- 2012 - Surf rock guitarist Dick Dale performs at Vinyl Music Hall.
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
Marriages[edit]
- 1879 – Charles Henry Bliss to Matilda Sophia Wilcox
