New York

New York was originally inhabited by Indians. first European explorer who discovered New York in 1524, was an Italian explorer Giovanni da Verazano (Giovanni da Verrazzano), who named the place New Angouleme. Angouleme - region in western France. A year later, the Dutchman Henry Hudson insisted on renaming the State of New Amsterdam. And only after that the British consolidated for New York to its name.

In 1663, the Duke of York bought the extended island and other islands along the coast of New England (New World). The following year he took possession by force and land owned by the Dutch. Encouraged by this success, the Duke of York captured region named after himself - New York City area. The Dutch regained control of New York in 1673, but this state of affairs did not last long - the British regained control of New York in 1674.

New York has declared itself an independent state in 1776, but already in 1788 adopted the Constitution of the United States, a few years after the civil revolution. Earth New York fields were often bloody battles of the Civil War in the United States.
New York was the capital of the United States until 1790. Although New York and is now the largest city in the United States, the state capital is the city of Washington. New York was originally developed as an important trading port, but later came to be known as an important center of immigration. Statue of Liberty - a symbol of freedom for all immigrants who arrive in this great city. Today, New York is one of the largest cities in the world, an important international financial and trading center. In addition, New York is full of scenic attractions, which makes this city one of the major tourist centers in the US. With 24-hour mode of operation metro constant bustle of people and eternal traffic jams New York has the status of "city that never sleeps».

There are different hypotheses that explain the origin of the name Big Apple. But surely only one of them! One ensemble jazz musicians used to call the place of his speech, "apple". So, during his speech in Manhattan these guys called the city of New York apple just does not have the courage, and they place his speech called "The Big Apple". However, such a nickname quickly spread to the whole of New York, and later, and has acquired a variety of legends and speculation. Also need something to entice and entertain the tourists and vacationers!