Fireworks!

My grandiose New Years 2012 in Time Square, New York

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January 4th 2012
A New Year's celebration does not get any more official than the ball drop at Times Square, New York. From our point at 42nd and 8th Streets, amidst lots of people, we saw the fireworks drop, not quite the ball, but it was good enough. In a surprising 50 degree weather, we took with us more clothes than we were to need - scarfs that never came out of the backpacks and gloves that didn't ev ... 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