Formal Dinner w/ Alumni

The Big Apple

---

April 5th 2010
We were driving along the streets of Manhattan the afternoon we arrived at La Guardia and the whole time I was awing at the vast landscape of skyscrapers and the apparently never ending quality of being in the downtown area of any big city. I guess I never realized that Manhattan itself is covered from corner to corner with skyscrapers. It’s wild. As we drove, I stared down each street, all of ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

---

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