Various Native American groups have inhabited Florida for at least 14,000 years. In 1513,Spanish explorerJuan Ponce de León became the first documented European to make landfall in the region and named itLa Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers";[la floˈɾiða]), giving the territory its present name. Spain subsequently incorporated Florida into theSpanish Empire in the early 16th century. In 1565, it foundedSt. Augustine, the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States. The region was frequently coveted and attacked byGreat Britain throughout the 18th century. Britain briefly gained control of Florida in 1763, but Spain recovered it in 1783 following the British defeat in theAmerican Revolutionary War. Florida remained under Spanish rule until it wasceded to the United States in 1821, in exchange for U.S. recognition of Spanish sovereignty inTexas and the resolution of the border dispute along theSabine River. Florida was admitted as the27th state on March 3, 1845, and was the principal location of theSeminole Wars (1816–1858), the longest and most extensive of theAmerican Indian Wars. The state seceded fromthe Union on January 10, 1861, becoming one of the seven originalConfederate States, and was readmitted to the Union after theCivil War on June 25, 1868.
TheMiami River is a river in the U.S. state ofFlorida that drains out of theEverglades and runs through the city ofMiami, including thedowntown area. The 5.5-mi-long (8.9 km) river flows from the terminus of theMiami Canal atMiami International Airport toBiscayne Bay. It was originally a natural river inhabited at its mouth by theTequesta Native Americans, but it wasdredged and is now polluted throughout its route throughMiami-Dade County. The mouth of the river is home to thePort of Miami and many other businesses, whose pressure to maintain it has helped to improve the river's condition. (Full article...)
... that when Swedish soccer playerBeata Olsson transferred fromFlorida toFlorida State, she said that she did not really know about the schools' rivalry?
Image 10Snow is very uncommon in Florida, but has occurred in every major Florida city at least once; snow does fall very occasionally in North Florida (fromGeography of Florida)
Image 12Soldiers and crowds inDowntown Miami 20 minutes after Japan's surrender ending World War II (1945). (fromHistory of Florida)
Image 13Juan Ponce de León was one of the first Europeans to set foot in the current United States; he led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named. (fromHistory of Florida)
Image 27A 1527 map byVesconte Maggiolo showing the east coast of North America with "Tera Florida" at the top and "Lavoradore" at the bottom. (fromHistory of Florida)
James Robert Cade (September 26, 1927 – November 27, 2007) was an American physician, university professor, research scientist and inventor. Cade, a native ofTexas, earned his bachelor and medical degrees at theUniversity of Texas, and became a professor of medicine andnephrology at theUniversity of Florida. Although Cade engaged in many areas of medical research, he is most widely remembered as the leader of the research team that created the sports drinkGatorade. Gatorade went on to have significant medical applications for treating dehydration in patients, and has generated over $500 million in royalties for the university.
In his later years, Cade became a prominent philanthropist, donating significant sums to charities affiliated with theLutheran Church, creating scholarships and donating freely to the University of Florida and other colleges and universities, and endowing his own charitable foundations. He established theCade Museum for Creativity and Invention inGainesville, Florida. (Full article...)
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