Library of Congress

Day 3 - Washington

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November 17th 2009
Got up early and headed to Union Station to catch our hop on, hop off or bus. After about 20mins of walking, realised we’d gone in the opposite direction and then had to walk at least twice the distance to Union Station. Headed to the Smithsonian, but only went into the Air and Space museum. Was unbelievable. But Andrew is still very sceptical about the moon landing. Still pretty amazing. T ... 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