Americans of German-descent top the list of U.S. ethnic groups, followed by Irish, 35.8 million; Mexican, 31.8 million; English, 27.4 million; and Italian, 17.6 million, analysis of Census and American Community Survey data shows.mid the surge of Hispanics, the largest ethnic group in the U.S. is still German-Americans, with a population of 49.8 million, a jump of 6 million between 2000 and 2010.
Great Wall History. The history of the Great Wall is said to have started from the Spring and Autumn Period (770 - 476 BC). Over the following 2,000 years, more than 20 states and dynasties played a part in its construction. The accumulative length of the wall exceeds 31,069 miles (50,000 km). Zhou Dynasty (1046 - 256 BC)
All sections of the Great Wall of China, including some barely visible ruins of the first wall and remains of walls built by successive dynasties, were built over a period of more than 2000 years (8th century BC - 17th century AD).