Background: Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions. The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state. The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology.
June 26th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington After a brief nights stopover on our way to the nations capital we managed to find a motel about 10 miles outside the centre with a rather handy free shuttle to the local train station for easy access ... 8 photos[full story]
July 5th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington Hi all
This seemed the best way to send images from yesterday. We have video as well and I'll create CD's as soon as we get back to share with the family. Because I took video during the ceremony the ... 10 photos[full story]
June 29th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington I may have been more than 50 times to the States, but this is my first visit to Washington DC. School is over, but
this little leg of our trip look to me like a very serious school field trip. It inv ... 13 photos[full story]
June 29th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington De 4 siste dagene i Washington gikk for det meste med til to ting, kurs og shopping. Henning har vært på kurs og jeg har shoppet. Veldig grei fordeling :)
Det var litt startvansker på kurset til H ... 12 photos[full story]
June 24th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington As I left my hostel, buoyed for the trek across town on the subway with my luggage I allowed myself to relax a little bit, safe in the knowledge that when I alighted in Washington DC (Well, Arlington ... 52 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington Her i Washington DC går det veldig bra. Vi har fått en knallstart på turen med strålende sol og opp mot 30 grader (som faktisk nesten er litt for mye av det gode for enkelte). Men, vi skal ikke klage, ... 8 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington Friday night we played Apples to Apples. Saturday we checked out this totally sketchy farmer's market and we bought bamboo plants! Mine is named Brad 2.0 in honor of Greg's old pet hasta, named Brad, ... 4 photos[full story]
June 17th 2008North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington Tuesday 20 - Thursday 22 May 2008
Looking back, our arrival into Washington DC seems pretty funny, however, at the time it was anything but. We were pretty tired after an overnight 17 hour bus jour ... 14 photos[full story]
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