How about some fun facts about the United States?

The States was originally known as colonies but it broke from England in 1776 and was recognized in 1783. The States is one of the most powerful countries on earth. It is the third largest country after Russia and Canada. Did you know that Ronald Reagan lived longer than any other president and died at 93?

Jimmy Carter was the first president born in a hospital.

The first confirmed landing in America was by Christopher Columbus in 1493.

The first English settlement was in Jamestown Virginia in 1607. The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 and then came the Puritans.

In 1918 a flu epidemic killed 548,000 people.

The Girl Scouts used to be called The American Girl Guides.

The largest city in the U.S. is Juneau, Alaska. It covers 3,000 square miles. According to the U.S. Geological Survey there are 140 towns and cities with the word “Christmas.” The first holiday celebrated in the U.S. was the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration in 1889.

The oldest city in the U.S. is Santa Fe founded in 1610.

Hollywood, California is the movie capital of the world!

The U.S. has the largest tourist industry. It ranks third in the world.

The State of Florida is bigger than the country of England!

Some fun facts on water:

The average person in the States uses 80-100 gallons of water each day.

300 million gallons of water are needed to produce a single day’s supply of newsprint.

The first water plant with filters was built in 1872 in New York.

Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act were in 1986 and 1996. The Act started in 1974.

The first iced tea was served in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair!

In 1919 there was a molasses disaster in Boston. 2 million gallons burst from a tank and engulfed a neighbourhood and killed 21 people!

The first televisions were in New York City in 150 residences and happened in 1936.

There are no poisonous snakes in Maine.

There is a telephone booth in the middle of the Mojave Desert!

There is really no star on the flag that represents any one state.

During the Civil War more men died from disease than from gunshots or fighting. Alcatraz was originally used as a military fort!

If you want to see Egyptian ruins just visit Central Park in New York. There is a 3,000 year old obelisk named Cleopatra’s Needle. It stands 66 feet tall and weighs 220 tons!

The largest oil producing field is located in Taft, California. The first gold rush happened in Georgia in 1828.