The “Lone Bandit” as he was known in Escambia County, Alabama, Pensacola and Milton, Florida had robbed and killed for years throughout...

For the second time in the same century the world was at war. This time the magnitude of the global fighting had increased tenfold over...

Pensacola Bridge Over Bayou Chico c1900 Brent Brothers Grocery 1880 in Community of Brent, Escambia Co., FL Jadrievic's Bar and Saloon at...

Sadly, one adopted Pensacolian never made it to the battles of World War II. Flying at any time was a dangerous profession but during...

With most of the men away in the military service during World War II, there were fewer men at home to become eligible marriage partners....

John Sunday Jr. (below) himself was born on March 20, 1838 in Walnut Hill, Florida to the union of Jinny and John Sr. His mother was a...

The Society known as the Black Hands was an extortion ring that used threats of violence to force citizens to pay money. "Typical Black...

When World War II erupted with Japan Pensacolian Jacque “Jack” Warren Eubanks (below) enlisted in the Marine Corps right after graduation...

Following Pearl Harbor James Woodrow Ward reenlisted as a private in the US Army on August 19, 1942 and eventually wound up in the air...

When not in training during World War II, the Marines would obtain their liberty passes and head to the nearest town for whatever...

As the battle for Guadalcanal became desperate, more and more troops, aviation fuel, and supplies were being funneled onto Guadalcanal....

One Pensacola High School graduate in the Class of 1943 was Cary Carlson Ward. He enlisted in the US Navy on his 17th birthday of March...

On occasion the U.S. Navy brought some of their ships into Pensacola Bay and would anchor them just offshore from downtown Pensacola....

Pensacolians soon came to depend on their radios for their news as well as their entertainment. A full day of radio programming in 1939...

On Sunday at 11:00 am, January 13, 1929 Police Chief William O'Connell (above) observed two odd looking men at the corner of Barcelona...

As the old Confederate veterans grew older, petitions were made to the Florida legislators to provide financial assistance for the...

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, America was thrust into a war that it was totally unprepared. The military had to create a navy,...

Given the spirited rivalry between Florida's two premier colleges, there appears to be a fact that might be embarrassing to both. In...

Without television coverage, citizens had to depend on other methods for notification of pending storms. So they developed a system of...

Florida State College for Women contributed to the war effort of WWII in many ways to include those killed in the performance of their...