Reflection Pool and Lincoln Memorial from Washington Monument

The Capital

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September 19th 2008
Kim’s sister was kind enough to drop us off early in the morning to catch the Chinatown bus (budget busline in the area) to Washington. Of course we went to the wrong bus station so we had to hoof it down the road to the right one before the bus left without us, thankfully it wasn’t too far. We met our host Katie (CS) downtown and left our bags at her work so that we could head out for some ... 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