The indigenous people of the Everglades region arrived in the Florida peninsula 15,000 years ago. The Paleo-Indians found an arid landscape. Climate changes 6,500 years ago brought a wetter landscape, and the Paleo-Indians slowly adapted to the new conditions. Archaeologists call the cultures that resulted Archaic peoples, from whom two major tribes emerged: the Calusa and the Tequesta. Spanish explorers sought to convert and conquer them. Isolated groups may have been assimilated into the Seminole nation, which formed in northern Florida when a band of Creeks consolidated surviving members of pre-Columbian societies in Florida into their own to become a distinct tribe. Seminoles were forced into the Everglades by the U.S. military during the Seminole Wars from 1835 to 1842. Seminoles continue to live in the Everglades region, and support themselves with casino gaming on six reservations located throughout the state.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_people_of_the_Everglades_region
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1873:
The French steamship Ville du Havre collided with a Scottish iron clipper in the North Atlantic and sank with the loss of 226 lives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Ville_du_Havre
1910:
The crews of three Brazilian warships – all commissioned only months before – and several smaller vessels mutinied against perceived "slavery" being practised in the Brazilian Navy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_of_the_Lash
1975:
Two days after the death of Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos I was declared King of Spain according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Carlos_I
1995:
Toy Story, the first feature film created using only computer- generated imagery, was released in theaters in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
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___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
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