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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The population of the USA is 317 million
There are 50 states in the USA: the biggest is Alaska and the smallest is Rhode Island
The American flag is red, white and blue, with 13 red and white horizontal stripes and 50 white stars in a blue field
The stripes represent the original colonies, the stars the actual states
The national symbol is the bald eagle
The capital is Washington DC
USA is a constitutional republic, with a President elected every four years
There are two political parties: Republicans and Democrats
The US Parliament is the Congress, formed by Senate and House of Representatives
Thanksgiving day remembers the harvest shared between Pilgrim Fathers and Native Americans
In this day everyone stays with the family for a big meal
It's tradition to have turkey, corn and pumpkin, eaten by Pilgrim Fathers
The day is named in this way because, before meal, everyone says "thank you"
John Fitzgerlad Kenney became US President in 1961 when he was 43
In this period US and URSS were enemies and in competition. This era in named Cold War
Kennedy was interested in Civil Rights, because in this period black people were discriminated
Kennedy was killed in Dallas, Texas, on 22nd November 1963
A man, Lee Oswald, was arrested and soon after assassinated
The death of Kennedy is a mystery