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<noinclude>{{On this day/doc}}</noinclude>'''[[{{#titleparts:{{PAGENAME}}|1|July 2}}]]''':
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*[[1693]] – A Spanish expedition under '''[[Laureano del Torres y Ayala]]''' arrived at Pensacola Bay via an overland route from [[Apalachicola]].
*[[1888]] – The [[Fort Pickens]] military reservation was expanded to include the entire '''[[Santa Rosa Island]]''' by executive order.
*[[1948]] – Congress passed legislation, later repealed, authorizing the creation of a '''[[Pensacola National Monument]]'''.
