A big pile of snow

Boston

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January 24th 2010
I spent three days in Boston this week. I don't know all that much about British-American history and Boston seemed a pretty good place to start learning! I arrived in from NY at lunch time on Wednesday and had to stop on my way to the hostel to play in the snow. It was very exciting, the first snow I have seen this year :P so I played for quite a while and got my bearings thoroughly mixed up ... 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