Template:On this day/May 23

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

May 23:

• 1818 – Battle of Pensacola: Andrew Jackson exchanged correspondence with Spanish Governor Jose Masot, demanding the surrender of Fort San Carlos de Barrancas.
• 1879 – William Alexander Blount, Jr. was born.
• 1908 – The First National Bank Building on Palafox Street was completed.
• 1943 – Juriah Harris Pierpont died.
• 2008 – Celebrate Pensacola began its 450-day celebration with a kick-off party.