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Florida history
Brief History of Florida Abridged We dive into the brief history of Florida, in a nutshell. The Florida Principles The first people arrived in Florida before 10,000 BC They were hunters and gatherers. At the time the world was in the grip of an ice age and huge animals like mastodons roamed what is now Florida. After the end of the ice age shellfish were plentiful and by 2000 BC people in Florida were making pottery. After 1500 BC they also built burial mounds. The first European to arrive in Florida was a Spaniard, Ponce de León in 1513. He…
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History of Georgia (USA)
Brief summary history of Georgia (USA) A brief tour of the history of American Georgia summarized. Georgian Principles Before the arrival of Europeans, the Cherokees lived in northern Georgia. The Creek lived further south. The first European to visit the area was a Spaniard named Hernando de Soto in 1540. In 1566 the Spanish settled on Santa Catalina Island. However, after the English attacks, the Spanish abandoned their settlements. Then, in 1732, the British created a colony in Georgia. King George II granted the land between the Savannah and Altamaha rivers for a new colony (it was named after him).…
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Hawaiian history
Brief history of Hawaii summarized A look at Hawaii’s brief history in a nutshell. The Hawaiian Principles The first humans arrived in Hawaii from the Marquesas Islands around 300 AD. The people of Tahiti arrived in Hawaii after 1100 AD. Then, in 1778, Captain Cook set sail for Hawaii. Cook was assassinated in Hawaii the following year. Then, in 1786, a Frenchman named La Perouse set sail for Hawaii. The Europeans introduced diseases to which the natives had no resistance, and their numbers dropped dramatically in the following decades. Meanwhile, in 1810 a chief named Kamehameha united the Hawaiian Islands…
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History of Vegas
Brief history of Las Vegas summarized The quintessential gambling city, a brief look at the history of Las Vegas in a nutshell. The Las Vegas Foundation For hundreds of years Native Americans lived in the area where Las Vegas is located. They grew corn and pumpkins. Then, in 1829, a Spanish trader named Antonio Armijo led a group of men through the area. They called it Las Vegas (Las Vegas). Then, in 1844, an American named John C. Fremont of the United States Topographical Corps explored the region. In 1855 a group of Mormons settled in the region, but in…
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History of Los Angeles
Brief history of Los Angeles summarized We explain the brief history of Los Angeles, the most populous city in California, in a summarized way. The Los Angeles Foundation The great city of Los Angeles was founded in 1781. It was called El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula. (Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of Porcincula). At first there were only a handful of families, but by 1800 it had a population of 315 people. The Plaza Catholic Church was built in 1822. The Los Angeles settlement grew steadily. Then in 1847, American forces…
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History of New Orleans
Brief History of New Orleans Abridged We delve into the brief history of New Orleans, in a nutshell. The New Orleans Foundation In 1682 French explorer Robert de la Salle explored the Mississippi River and claimed Louisiana for France. In 1718 Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville founded the great city of La Nouvelle-Orléans. It was named in honor of the Duke of Orleans. New Orleans was built in a strategic position to defend the entrance to the Mississippi River. The first small settlement was devastated by a hurricane in 1721, but the engineer Adrien de Pauger laid out a new…
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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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