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New York

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January 11th 2007
Hi all! I have spent the last few days visiting Jesse in New York. It was fun, we spent Tuesday in the city and went to the Statue of Liberty and Central Park. The Statue of Liberty was a bit of a disappointment since we could only go up into the base and not the actual statue part. But it was still pretty cool and we got some good pictures. Then we went to lunch and wandered around Central ... 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