The Gang on the Way Back

Aloha, Honolulu

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October 28th 2006
Our plane left at 10:00 p.m., but we had to be out of the beach house by noon. So, we had a bunch of time, and couldn't really spend it lounging at the beach, as we had nowhere to get all the sand off after noon. So, I poked around in all the little glossy books we picked up here and there for something for us to do. We could take a helicopter tour of the island (too expensive) or a 1-hour jung ... 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