Outside the Ronald Reagan Trade Center

Washington D.C.

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September 9th 2010
I left Philadelphia this morning late. It was hard to leave my grandparents but the possibility of adventure and the road were calling me to live in the moment. I was touched when my grandmother (Helen) rushed onto the bus at the last moment to deliver a sandwich (Chicken and bell peppers on Foccaccia bread) from the Reading Terminal Market for me. And there I was thinking I had forgot somethin ... 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