Old and New(ish)

The streets of San Francisco

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May 10th 2011
We managed without too much trouble to negotiate the San Francisco (SF) freeway system and found we were pretty much on time to pick up our friends, Bob and Jen, at the Oakland airport except for one minor detail...we received a text as we neared Oakland saying that their flight had been delayed due to plane malfunction and they were still sitting on the ground awaiting a new aircraft to arrive. S ... read more

North America » United States » California » San Francisco

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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