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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
+ | *[[1861]] – [[Civil War]]: Federal troops receive orders to abandon the mainland's [[Fort Barrancas]] and refortify on [[Santa Rosa Island]]'s [[Fort Pickens]]. The communication is not intercepted by Confederate troops because it was "in a pink, scented envelope addressed by a female hand."<ref>Clint Johnson. ''Civil War Blunders: Amusing Incidents from the War''. John F. Blair, Publisher, 1997. </ref> | ||
*[[1999]] – [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] defeats [[Rick Frazier]] (KO) at the [[Pensacola Civic Center]]. | *[[1999]] – [[Roy Jones, Jr.]] defeats [[Rick Frazier]] (KO) at the [[Pensacola Civic Center]]. | ||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*[[1928]] – [[Ernie Lee Magaha]] | *[[1928]] – [[Ernie Lee Magaha]] | ||
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[[Category:Days| 0109]] | [[Category:Days| 0109]] |
Revision as of 13:19, 9 January 2009
Events
- 1861 – Civil War: Federal troops receive orders to abandon the mainland's Fort Barrancas and refortify on Santa Rosa Island's Fort Pickens. The communication is not intercepted by Confederate troops because it was "in a pink, scented envelope addressed by a female hand."[1]
- 1999 – Roy Jones, Jr. defeats Rick Frazier (KO) at the Pensacola Civic Center.
Births
References
- ↑ Clint Johnson. Civil War Blunders: Amusing Incidents from the War. John F. Blair, Publisher, 1997.