Mayor's Office

Seeing big houses, big statues and a piece of the moon

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September 1st 2008
Seeing New York and Washington DC Earlier this year we went to the United States with mum and dad. Yes, you guessed right, mum and dad still refuse to let us travel on our own. We think we should be allowed to travel by ourselves soon. We are big toys now. It is embarrassing for us to always have the old folks with us whenever we travel. But to be honest there is one tiny advantage to it too - th ... 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