States of America

• California is a federal state of the United States of America.

It stretches along the southern half of the western coast of the
continental United States. With a population of more than 36
million inhabitants and an area of 423,970 square kilometers (see
how 423,970 km² fall among other countries), California is the
third largest state (after Alaska and Texas) and the most populous
state Of the US. The area was inhabited by American natives long
before explorers in Europe began to run wildly in the 16th century.
Spain colonized the state of California today, at the end of the
1700s, before the Mexican Independence War (1810-1821).
California was then part of the independent state of Mexico.
During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), the American
colonists of the region revolted and created the California
Republic, an independent state with ephemeral existence.
Following the end of the war between Mexico and the United
States, the area returned to the US. The California Gold Rush
(California Gold Rush) in 1849 brought a huge immigrant
population that quickly allowed California to become the 31st
state of the United States in 1850.
• Houston (Listeni/ˈhjuːstən/ HYOO-stən) is the most populous city in the state of
Texas and the fourth-most populous city in the United States. With a census-estimated 2014
population of 2.239 million[5] within an area of 667 square miles (1,730 km2),[6] it is also the largest
city in the southern United States[7] and the seat of Harris County. Located in Southeast Texas near
the Gulf of Mexico, it is the principal city of the Greater Houston metro area, which is the fifth-most
populated MSA in the United States.

• Houston was founded on August 28, 1836, near the banks of Buffalo Bayou (now known as Allen's
Landing)[8][9] and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city was named after former General
Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had commanded and won at the Battle
of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of where the city was established. The burgeoning port and
railroad industry, combined with oil discovery in 1901, has induced continual surges in the city's
population. In the mid-20th century, Houston became the home of the Texas Medical Center—the
world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space
Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.[10]

• Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and
transportation. Leading in health care sectors and building oilfield equipment, outside of New York
City, Houston has more Fortune 500 headquarters than any other U.S. municipality within its city
limits.[11][12] The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage
handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.[13] Nicknamed the "Space City", Houston is a
global city, with strengths in business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, fashion,
science, sports, technology, education, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various
ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the
most diverse city in Texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major
metropolis in the U.S.[14] It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more
than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts
scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing
arts.[15]
• San Antonio is a municipality, a city, Bexar County, the
second largest city in Texas, and the seventh in the United
States. According to a 2005 US Census Bureau estimate, the
city's population was estimated at over 1.2 million people.
• The metropolitan area of ​the city has over 1.9 million
inhabitants, making it the 29th most populated urban area
in the United States.
• San Antonio was named after Saint Anton de Padova,
thanks to a group of Spanish explorers who stopped in the
city's current area in 1691. The city hosts numerous military
bases, the Sam Houston Fort, the Lackland Air Force Base,
the Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City Base. San
Antonio also hosts the South Texas Medical Center, South
Texas's largest hospital.
• The city is famous for the promenade along the river, for the
Alamo church building (a building that has been the
centerpiece of the Battle for Alamo since 1836) and for the
Tejano culture.
• Denver -officially the City and County of Denver, is the capital and most
populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is in the South Platte
River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of
the Rocky Mountains. The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the
confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River, approximately 12 mi (19 km)
east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-High City
because its official elevation is exactly one mile (5280 feet or 1609.3 meters) above
sea level, making it the highest major city in the United States.[9] The 105th
meridian west of Greenwich, the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone,
passes directly through Denver Union Station.

• Denver is ranked as a Beta- world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research
Network. With a 2015 estimated population of 682,545, Denver ranks as the 19th-
most populous U.S. city, and with a 2.8% increase in 2015, the city is also the fastest-
growing major city in the United States.[14] The 10-county Denver-Aurora-
Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2015 population of
2,814,330 and ranked as the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical
area.[15] The 12-city Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated
2015 population of 3,418,876, which ranks as the 16th most populous U.S.
metropolitan area.[16] Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front
Range Urban Corridor, an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an
estimated 2015 population of 4,757,713.[17] Denver is the most populous city within
a 500-mile (800 km) radius and the second-most populous city in the Mountain West
after Phoenix, Arizona. In 2016, Denver was named the best place to live in the USA
by U.S. News & World Report.
• Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States and the
seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 704,352 residents [7]
as of 2017,[8] Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and
the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013, it was the
fastest-growing major city in the United States[9] and remained in the Top
5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.[10] In July 2016, Seattle
was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth
rate.[11] The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet
of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km)
south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with
Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of
container handling as of 2015.[12]

• The Seattle area was previously inhabited by Native Americans for at least
4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers.[13] Arthur A.
Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party,
arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki
Point on November 13, 1851.[14] The settlement was moved to the
eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named "Seattle" in 1852, after Chief Si'ahl
of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes
• Charleston is a city with 118,492 inhabitants, based in
Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The city,
which extends to the neighboring county of Berkely
County, was until 1788 one of the first capitals of the
Union. The city was founded in 1670 under King Charles II
under the name of Charles Town. By the year 1690 it had a
population of about 1,200 inhabitants, at that time being
the fifth largest in British colonial America.
• Charleston developed as a British colony through slave
trade through the Middle Passage (Atlantic). After gaining
independence from the British crown (1783), the city will
receive the name it still carries today. In 1886, after an
earthquake, Charleston suffered serious damage. The city
will be rebuilt, and today it is considered a jeweler due to
the old architectural style of the buildings.