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<noinclude>{{On this day/doc}}</noinclude>'''[[{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|2}}May 8]]''':
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*[[1781]] – '''[[Siege of Pensacola]]''': The powder magazine at the [[Queen's Redoubt]] was detonated by Spanish troops, forcing British General [[John Campbell]] to surrender [[Fort George]] and Pensacola to [[Bernardo de Gálvez]].
*[[1911]] – '''"The Birth of [[Naval Aviation]]"''': Captain [[W. I. Chambers]] requisitioned one Wright and two Curtiss airplanes for the [[U. S. Navy]].
*[[1978]] – On descent into [[Pensacola Regional Airport]], '''[[National Airlines Flight 193]]''' landed in [[Escambia Bay]], resulting in the drowning deaths of three passengers.
*[[2008]] – The [[Pensacola City Council]] abruptly selected '''[[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.
