Template:On this day/May 24

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 24:

• 1818 – Battle of Pensacola: Andrew Jackson captured Pensacola.
• 1988 – Wayne Peacock began his tenure as Escambia County Administrator.
• 2006 – Opponents of the Community Maritime Park project submitted enough petition signatures to force a referendum.
• 2007 – Brandon Ward was convicted by a jury for the murder of Joseph Hall.