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*[[1911]] – "The Birth of [[Naval Aviation]]": Captain [[W. I. Chambers]] requisitions one Wright and two Curtiss airplanes for the [[U. S. Navy]]. | *[[1911]] – "The Birth of [[Naval Aviation]]": Captain [[W. I. Chambers]] requisitions one Wright and two Curtiss airplanes for the [[U. S. Navy]]. | ||
*[[1978]] – On descent into [[Pensacola Regional Airport]], [[National Airlines Flight 193]] lands in [[Escambia Bay]], resulting in the drowning deaths of three passengers. | *[[1978]] – On descent into [[Pensacola Regional Airport]], [[National Airlines Flight 193]] lands in [[Escambia Bay]], resulting in the drowning deaths of three passengers. | ||
+ | *[[2004]] - Disney On Ice performed at the civic center. | ||
*[[2008]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] abruptly selects [[William D. "Rusty" Wells]] to replace [[John Fleming]] as [[Pensacola City Attorney|City Attorney]], foregoing a ranking system that had been established for the hiring process. | *[[2008]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] abruptly selects [[William D. "Rusty" Wells]] to replace [[John Fleming]] as [[Pensacola City Attorney|City Attorney]], foregoing a ranking system that had been established for the hiring process. | ||
+ | *[[2015]] - Folk rock musician John Fogerty performed at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach. | ||
[[Category:Days| 0508]] | [[Category:Days| 0508]] |
Latest revision as of 06:07, 10 March 2019
Events[edit]
- 1781 – Siege of Pensacola: The powder magazine at the Queen's Redoubt is ignited by Spanish troops, forcing British General John Campbell to surrender Fort George and Pensacola to Bernardo de Gálvez.
- 1911 – "The Birth of Naval Aviation": Captain W. I. Chambers requisitions one Wright and two Curtiss airplanes for the U. S. Navy.
- 1978 – On descent into Pensacola Regional Airport, National Airlines Flight 193 lands in Escambia Bay, resulting in the drowning deaths of three passengers.
- 2004 - Disney On Ice performed at the civic center.
- 2008 – The Pensacola City Council abruptly selects William D. "Rusty" Wells to replace John Fleming as City Attorney, foregoing a ranking system that had been established for the hiring process.
- 2015 - Folk rock musician John Fogerty performed at The Wharf Amphitheater in Orange Beach.