On This Day
1539 – Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.[6]
Hernando de Soto (/də ˈsoʊtoʊ/;[4] Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua and the Yucatan Peninsula. He played an important role in Francisco Pizarro’s conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru, but is best known for leading the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (through Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and most likely Arkansas).[5] [6]He is the first European documented as having crossed the Mississippi River.[7]
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Born On This Day
1421 – Giovanni di Cosimo de’ Medici, Italian noble (d. 1463)[16]
Giovanni di Cosimo de’ Medici (3 June 1421[1] – 23 September 1463) was an Italian banker and patron of arts.
Giovanni was the son of Cosimo de’ Medici the Elder and Contessina de’ Bardi, and brother to Piero the Gouty.[2] Unlike the latter, Giovanni enjoyed good health and was seen by Cosimo as his probable successor. From 1438 he directed the branch of the family bank in Ferrara. He received also a humanistic education, showing a major interest in music.
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From the inventor who disappeared along with the lighthouse he designed to the daredevil whose contraptions cut his life short, these are the sad stories of inventors killed by their own inventions.
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Eat Your Words from Edible Alaska #73: Kings in Check
Jess’s ASAP Avocado Toast
Jessica Valletta is a produce-tourist. In the summer months she frequents our wonderful Alaska farmers markets, but even then, if she’s traveling she’s been known to bring back produce she can’t get at home. She sent us her best tips for getting things back to the kitchen as fresh as possible in her summer article, “Boxes of Bananas.”
She’s paired this great advice with a recipe mixing the best of what we fly in with the freshest treats from home in a gorgeous take on classic avocado toast. Enjoy!
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