Nebraska rest area

Nebraska and Colorado

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May 12th 2006
I read recently in the NY Times that Omaha (and, presumably, the Midwest in general) is where the Crocs craze really took off a few years ago. Yesterday we stopped in Iowa City at a sporting goods store. The girl at the door openly stared at my feet, and I wondered if it were just their size or the staid color choice of my favorite Crocs that caught her eye. Surely she’d seen Crocs before si ... read more

North America » United States

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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