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==Events==
 
==Events==
 
*[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near [[Fort Pickens]], about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across [[Pensacola Bay]] in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref>
 
*[[1903]] – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near [[Fort Pickens]], about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across [[Pensacola Bay]] in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.<ref>"Dynamite shook Pensacola." ''New York Times'', January 31, 1903.</ref>
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*[[2001]] – A special [[Municipal election, 2001|municipal election]] is held in the [[City of Pensacola]].
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 05:06, 3 June 2008

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Events

  • 1903 – Five tons of condemned dynamite are detonated near Fort Pickens, about a mile away from the battery. The resulting explosion created a hole "large enough to hide a house" on the beach and was felt across Pensacola Bay in the city, cracking plaster and shattering windows.[1]
  • 2001 – A special municipal election is held in the City of Pensacola.

References

  1. "Dynamite shook Pensacola." New York Times, January 31, 1903.