The US ranks third in the world by population, after China and India. At the census in 1990 the population was 248, 7 million, but an estimate of 2000, which also takes account of illegal immigrants, the currency in 274. 546....
Railways. – The main railway lines are the transcontinental ones that lead from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. The first of these lines was completed in 1869 and is the Central Pacific, which connects New York with Chicago, then...
At the beginning of the Sixties, the Broadway theater scene is still dominated by the decadent sensationalism of T. Williams (see Orpheus descending of 1957 [trad. It., La calata di Orfeo, in T. Williams, Teatro, Turin 1963], Suddenly last summer, of...
When the first Europeans reached what is now St. Louis in the 17th century, they found the former metropolis of Cahokia deserted. Saint Louis itself was founded as a trading post in 1763 by the French trader Pierre Laclède Liguest and...
Fort Lauderdale Florida is at its most beautiful. The beaches of Fort Lauderdale offer a calmer alternative to the hectic atmosphere of Miami. Read Rantapallo’s destination guide and plan your own holiday. The beaches of Fort Lauderdale are perfect for sun...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock The main features of the US topography are an older mountain range along the east side, a younger one along the west and a large and low area in between. In the latter, the Mississippi River...
Attractions in Los Angeles Los Angeles is a giant city and of course offers a variety of sights and attractions. Of course, neither the United States nor Los Angeles are traveling to see a city full of ancient history. Here you...
