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==Events==
*[[1781]] – [[Siege of Pensacola]]: [[Fort George]] is destroyed when the powder magazine is ignited by Spanish troops. British General [[John Campbell]] surrenders Pensacola to [[Bernardo de Galvez]].
*[[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.
*[[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.
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