Three Little Birds

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June 11th 2007
We woke on our last day of vacation tired from ten days of going non-stop, eager to fill our day with what we could, and dreading our return to the workaday world. We slept too long to get the free continental breakfast so we got a bagel and coffee from the coffee shop attached to the hotel. Somewhat revived, we walked over to the Burke Museum on the campus of the University of Washington. It had ... read more

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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 origina... ... read more