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| − | *[[1782]] – | + | *[[1782]] – At the urging of Don [[Gilberto Antonio de St. Maxent]], and hoping to undercut the British and American smuggling trade, Spain relaxes trade restrictions at Pensacola and other colonies, granting a 10-year license to trade with French ports.<ref>David J. Weber. ''The Spanish Frontier in North America''. Yale University Press, 1994. (According to the author, Spain's plan to curtail smuggling "failed dismally.")</ref> |
*[[1862]] – [[Civil War]]: [[Confederate]] General [[Wikipedia:Sam Jones (Confederate Army officer)|Samuel Jones]] is appointed to command the Department of which Pensacola was headquarters.<ref>Samuel Jones. ''The Siege of Charleston and the Operations on the South Atlantic Coast in the War Amoung the States.'' The Neale Publishing Company, 1911.</ref> | *[[1862]] – [[Civil War]]: [[Confederate]] General [[Wikipedia:Sam Jones (Confederate Army officer)|Samuel Jones]] is appointed to command the Department of which Pensacola was headquarters.<ref>Samuel Jones. ''The Siege of Charleston and the Operations on the South Atlantic Coast in the War Amoung the States.'' The Neale Publishing Company, 1911.</ref> | ||
| + | *[[1977]] - Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman defeats Pedro Agosto at the municipal auditorium. | ||
| + | *[[1983]] - Rock bands Steel Breeze and Excalibur perform at The Barrels night club on Navy Blvd. | ||
| + | *[[1985]] - Country music band Alabama performs at the civic center. | ||
*[[1999]] – Attorney [[Fred Levin]] is named an honorary chief of Ghana for his representation of Ghanaian boxer [[Wikipedia:Ike Quartey|Ike Quartey]]. | *[[1999]] – Attorney [[Fred Levin]] is named an honorary chief of Ghana for his representation of Ghanaian boxer [[Wikipedia:Ike Quartey|Ike Quartey]]. | ||
| + | *[[1994]] - Rock band RUSH performs at the civic center. | ||
*[[2004]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] votes to demolish [[Bayfront Auditorium]], with tentative plans to build a new municipal auditorium as part of the [[Festival Park]] project on the [[Trillium property]]. | *[[2004]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] votes to demolish [[Bayfront Auditorium]], with tentative plans to build a new municipal auditorium as part of the [[Festival Park]] project on the [[Trillium property]]. | ||
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Events[edit]
- 1782 – At the urging of Don Gilberto Antonio de St. Maxent, and hoping to undercut the British and American smuggling trade, Spain relaxes trade restrictions at Pensacola and other colonies, granting a 10-year license to trade with French ports.[1]
- 1862 – Civil War: Confederate General Samuel Jones is appointed to command the Department of which Pensacola was headquarters.[2]
- 1977 - Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman defeats Pedro Agosto at the municipal auditorium.
- 1983 - Rock bands Steel Breeze and Excalibur perform at The Barrels night club on Navy Blvd.
- 1985 - Country music band Alabama performs at the civic center.
- 1999 – Attorney Fred Levin is named an honorary chief of Ghana for his representation of Ghanaian boxer Ike Quartey.
- 1994 - Rock band RUSH performs at the civic center.
- 2004 – The Pensacola City Council votes to demolish Bayfront Auditorium, with tentative plans to build a new municipal auditorium as part of the Festival Park project on the Trillium property.
References[edit]
- ↑ David J. Weber. The Spanish Frontier in North America. Yale University Press, 1994. (According to the author, Spain's plan to curtail smuggling "failed dismally.")
- ↑ Samuel Jones. The Siege of Charleston and the Operations on the South Atlantic Coast in the War Amoung the States. The Neale Publishing Company, 1911.
