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July 4, 2010

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July 4th 2010
July 4, 2010 MISSOURI Last night we did a bad thing. We thought we had a place lined up to stay in East St. Louis, but when we got there we were told, “No”. Unfortunately, St. Louis was having their fireworks over the Arch and we took a wrong turn and landed right in downtown St. Louis with what seemed like millions of cars and people. Thank God for the Garmin. I set it for the next town ... 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