Ground zero memorial

New York

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July 21st 2006
Hey mates and shielas, finally found a day to sit around and catch up with a couple of these entrys. Spent a solid 8 days in new york. Stayed at the YMCA which was a hostel but filled with all sorts from school kids, to people like me, all the way strange old dudes- including one who sat around the internet lounge with a bleeding stump where his foot used to be. Was my first time in new york so wa ... 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