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16. Florida State College for Women Pin-Up
As America's young men were shipped off with the military during World War II, they were forced to leave their sweethearts behind. They...
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UNIQUE HISTORY OF PENSACOLA
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15. Pensacola and Florida State University (FSCW)
In the annals of Pensacola history, you will note that so many of our young ladies enrolled in FSCW following their graduation from our...
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14. World War I Veterans of Pensacola
The Veterans of Foreign Wars also known as the VFW began in 1899 shortly after the end of the Spanish-American War. During this same...
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13. Pensacola's First Negro Juror
The US Supreme Court ruled in the case of Norris v Alabama that prohibiting black citizens from serving on a jury was unconstitutional....
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12. Spanish American War Veterans in Pensacola
By the end of the Spanish American War, many of the veterans began to express interest in forming an organization to stay in touch with...
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11. Confederate Veterans of Pensacola
Years after the American Civil War, groups of old Confederate soldiers came together in 1889 and formed an organization for the sole...
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10. Max Baer's Stop Over in Pensacola
On February 2, 1933, the former heavy weight champion of the world arrived in Pensacola and changed trains at the L&N depot before...
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9. WWII Hero Brother of Iconic PHS English Teacher
For so many years everyone who graduated from Pensacola High School remembered the iconic English teacher by the name of Miss Marianne...
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8. Pensacola Newspaper Headlines from WWII
Here are a few of the headlines from the Pensacola News Journal from 1937-1945: Above: News Journal of 6-1-1937 Above: News Journal of...
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7. Pensacola School Adopts World War I French Orphans 1918
"Teachers of the Clubbs Annex, with that spirit of patriotism, which they have displayed on so many occasions, have adopted three little...
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6. Escambia County Sheriff Murdered
As the newspapers hit the street on September 26, 1923 everyone saw the broad black headlines announcing that Escambia County Sheriff...
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5. Cary Carlson Ward Sr., PHS Class of 1943
Cary Carlson Ward Sr., US Navy Hospital Corpsman (known as Pharmacist Mate in WWII) stationed with the 3rd Marine Division, 12th Marines...
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4. Babe Ruth Plays in Pensacola
On or about March 31, 1929 the New York Yankees played the Pensacola Fliers in a baseball game as part of their Spring training program....
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3. Pensacolian KIA on USS Princeton 1944
At Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was was a 22-year veteran serving as a Navy machinist at the Naval base on Oahu. Chief Jessie Lee...
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2. Cooties in Pensacola
The Military Order of the Cootie is a non-profit Veterans Service Organization that was founded in New York City on September 17, 1920....
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1. Prohibition in Pensacola
The Prohibition Act was doomed from the moment of its conception. Alcohol has always been a part of American culture and society, but it...
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