Today is Presidents' Day in the United States of America, so I thought an interesting topic for the seventh in the #WorldofWallcharts series would be Americana (aspects of the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States)
I'll start with the Presidents themselves, and here is a fascinating chart of (alleged) height of each president (together with average national height of the era), taken from Our World in Data and Wikipedia
These Presidents have seen their country evolve through many different periods. This nice chart from Pop Chart Lab shows the evolution of American Flags from 1767 to the present:
During this time, the USA has had a number of changes in its architecture, and this chart from Pop Chart Lab displays the various styles of houses over the years:
American culture has been defined by many different elements. Amongst them, sport remains a key interest for many. The De Facto national sport is reported to be baseball, and this chart from Pop Chart Lab shows the location of the various fields across America:
Film and theatre also have strong historical pedigree in the USA. The centrepoint for the latter is Broadway in New York. This chart from Pop Chart Lab highlights some of the iconic costumes over the years:
Of course, a symbol of Americana in many nations are the different varieties of cars which have emerged from the country. This chart from Pop Chart Lab neatly displays some of the classics:
Finally, American military might remains a strong province of its existence, and this from Pop Chart Lab chart shows some of its vehicles from land, sea and air:
I hope you enjoyed this curation.