texas is the 28th american state, which is situated in the south of the country and could be denoted as the southeast continental part of the usa. texas has border with other usa states: arkansas, oklahoma, new mexico and louisiana. the state is washed by the gulf of mexico.
certainly, this state has its nickname: lone star state.
the origin of state's name comes from a word used by cad-do indians meaning «friends».
texas became an american state on december 28,1845 after the war with mexicans.
its agricultural sector produces cotton, dairy products, poultry, corn, and wheat. if we speak about texas industry, we should mention chemical industry, machinery, electric equipment, mining, extracting of natural gas and petroleum.
texas geographic centre is mcculloch, 15 miles northeast of brady. the highest point of texas is guadalupe peak — 8,749 feet. largest cities are houston, dallas, san antonio, austin and el paso.
the population of taxes is about 20 852 000 people (2001). comparing the density of population of all american states taxes occupies the second place.
it is the motherland for the following presidents: dwight david eisenhower 1953-1961 (the 34th president of the usa), who was born in 1890, in denison, texas; lyndon baines johnson, 1963-1969 (the 36th president of the usa), who was born in 1908, near johnson city, texas
present governor of texas is rick perry (2003).
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техас является 28-м американским штатом, который расположен в южной части страны и может быть обозначен как юго-восточная континентальная часть сша. техас граничит с другими штатами сша: штатом арканзас, штатом оклахома, штатом нью-мексико и штатом луизиана. штат омывают воды мексиканского залива.
конечно, у штата есть и прозвище: «лоун ста стейт» (штат одинокой звезды).
название происходит от слова, используемого индейцами каддо, и обозначает «друзья».
техас стал американским штатом 28 декабря 1845 года после завершения войны с мексиканцами.
его сельскохозяйственный сектор производит хлопок, молочные продукты, птицу, зерно и пшеницу. если мы говорим о промышленности штата техас, мы должны упомянуть промышленность, машиностроение, производство электронного оборудования, горную промышленность, добычу природного газа и нефти.
центром штата техас является местечко мак-каллох (mcculloch), в 15 милях (20 км) к северо-востоку от брэди. самая высокая точка штата техас — гвадалупе пик — 8 749 футов (2 900м). крупнейшие города — хьюстон, даллас, сан-антонио, остин, эль-пасо.
население штата техас — приблизительно 20 852 000 человек (2001). если сравнивать плотность населения соединенных штатов по штатам, то техас занимает второе место.техас — это родина следующих президентов: дуайт дэвид эйзенхауэр, 1953-1961 гг. (34-й президент сша), который родился в 1890 в денисоне, штат техас; линдон бэйнес джонсон, 1963-1969 гг. (36-й президент сша), родился в 1908 около джонсон-сити, штат техас.
нынешний губернатор техаса рик перри (2003).
First, "public calls" were in stores and calling on buyers was separated only by a curtain. It was uncomfortable, because the talks could be listening, and two hours. It was decided to bring the phones to the streets and put them in wooden boxes.
In 1912, the Automobile Association put their phone kiosks along the roads. The driver who has a problem in the car, could have called AAA.
In 1924, the government arranged a competition for the best sample of telephone kiosk. The winner was the architect Giles Gilbert Scott. Known for his other projects included in the history: the Cathedral in Liverpool, power station on the river Thames in Central London and the building of the library at Cambridge University. The material used was cast iron and thick trickled down. Scott offered to paint beeches in silver color, but the post office chose the colour red as the red phone booths can easily be seen even in cloudy English weather.
Red phone booths installed not only throughout the United Kingdom and its colonies (in India. Malaya), but also in friendly countries, for example, in Portugal. It served as a reminder of the unity of the United Kingdom and its overseas possessions.
Unfortunately, red telephone booths can fade in the near future. Five years ago in the country there were more than 150 thousand, and now there are only 13 thousand. In an era of high technology people prefer mobile communication.
In their defence was made by the Lord mayor of London, historians and architects. Thanks to their efforts, about 2,500 booths was included in the list of monuments protected by the state.
In 2007, residents of England were asked to choose the main national symbols associated with their state in the world. The honorable first place, the British took the red phone booth!
At first glance it's just a red box, but essentially it was like red buses, London taxis, the helmet English Bobby and the red mailbox, an icon, a symbol of great Britain and a Testament to the achievements of the country in the period from mid-XIX to mid XX centuries.