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August 3rd 2008
Hello, Bonjour, Ciao, Hallo! As promised, I am delivering my first post - and it's not even Sunday yet. Or has only been Sunday for about an hour. I think for this first attempt at writing in quite a while I'm going to keep it simple. I'm a little tired at the moment, so I'll save my profound thoughts and witty humor for later updates and just stick to a basic overview of everything I'm doin ... read more

North America » United States » Iowa » Ames » Iowa State University

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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