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*[[1782]] – At the urging of Don [[Gilberto Antonio de St. Maxent]], and hoping to undercut the British and American smuggling trade, Spain relaxes trade restrictions at Pensacola and other colonies, granting a 10-year license to trade with French ports.<ref>David J. Weber. ''The Spanish Frontier in North America''. Yale University Press, 1994. (According to the author, Spain's plan to curtail smuggling "failed dismally.")</ref>
*[[1862]] – [[Civil War]]: [[Confederate]] General [[Wikipedia:Sam Jones (Confederate Army officer)|Samuel Jones]] is appointed to command the Department of which Pensacola was headquarters.<ref>Samuel Jones. ''The Siege of Charleston and the Operations on the South Atlantic Coast in the War Amoung the States.'' The Neale Publishing Company, 1911.</ref>
*[[1977]] - Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion George Foreman defeats Pedro Agosto at the municipal auditorium.
*[[1983]] - Rock bands Steel Breeze and Excalibur perform at The Barrels night club on Navy Blvd.
*[[1985]] - Country music band Alabama performs at the civic center.
