Chrysler building

This took over from the empire state as being the tallest building... for a while. See the spire? Well, when they built it, the architects kept the spire inside the building, and everyone thought it was going to have a flat roof. Then right at the last minute, they raised the spire. Why? There was a competing architect who thought that his building was going to be the highest, but when the spire came up, all hopes were lost.

Mayhem in Manhattan

April 17th 2005
So after 3 wonderful days in Mexico, we finally decided it was time to move on to New York. Wistfully said goodbye to our georgeous hotel, as we knew that we were heading back into Hostel Hell after this 😊 We were looking forward to going back to a country where everyone spoke English, and the usual amenities would be avaialble again, and people did things 'just like us'. It's funny how you ... 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

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