United States
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History of New York
Brief History of New York Summarized The Big Apple brings us a great and brief history of New York in a nutshell. 17th century New York An Italian, Giovanni da Verrazano discovered New York Harbor in 1524. In 1609 an Englishman, Henry Hudson, sailed up the Hudson River. Then, in 1624, the Dutch founded the first permanent trading post. In 1626 the first governor, Peter Minuit, purchased Manhattan Island from Native Americans. The Dutch built a small town on the southern tip of the island of Manhattan. It was called New Amsterdam (after its capital Amsterdam) and flourished selling furs.…
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San Diego History
Brief History of San Diego Summarized We launch in this article the brief history of San Diego, in an entertaining and summarized way. The San Diego Foundation The first European to visit the region was a Spaniard named Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. In 1542 Cabrillo led an expedition that sailed along the California coast. So on June 27, 1542, Cabrillo set sail from Christmas in Mexico. On September 28, 1542, Cabrillo anchored in San Diego Bay. However, San Diego’s history began in 1769 when the Spanish built a chain of missions throughout California. Then, in 1821, Mexico became independent from Spain.…
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History of San Francisco
Brief History of San Francisco Summarized We review the brief summary history of San Francisco. The principles of San Francisco Before the arrival of Europeans, two groups of Native Americans lived in the San Francisco area, the Ohlone and the Miwok. They were hunter-gatherers and lived by hunting animals, fishing, and gathering shellfish and nuts. Francis Drake anchored his ship at Point Reyes in 1579, but failed to discover San Francisco Bay. Much later, in 1769, Gaspar de Portola led a Spanish expedition overland and found the bay. Then, in 1776, Juan de Anza led a group of settlers to…
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Texas history
Brief Texas History Abridged We explain in detail the history of Texas summarized, briefly. Early Texas The Spanish mapped the Texas coast in 1519. However, although they claimed the area, the Spanish left Texas largely untouched until the 18th century. The Spanish began building missions in Texas. One of them was Mission San Antonio de Valero, founded in 1718. However, in 1810 the Mexicans rebelled against Spain. They gained their freedom in 1821 and Texas became part of Mexico. The following year, 1822, saw the first significant numbers of American settlers arrive in Texas. They were led by a man…
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History of Washington D.C.
Brief summary history of Washington DC Let’s know the brief history of Washington DC, in a summarized way. The Washington D.C. Foundation Washington DC was founded to be the capital of the United States. The first European to explore the area was the Englishman John Smith in 1608. Later, in the 17th century, settlers created tobacco plantations worked by black slaves. The city of Alexandria was founded in 1749 and the city of Georgetown was established in 1751. Both flourished. After the War of Independence (1775-83) the federal government decided to create a capital. The constitution, which was ratified in…
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