View of Arizona Memorial from the Visitor Center

A Pearl in Every Oyster

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March 8th 2017
Well, there may in fact not be a pearl in every oyster; but, evidently there is one (or two, or three, or more) of them in every group of visitors to Pearl Harbor. And no, I’m not talking about Japanese tourists. Although, that may be truer than the pearl in every oyster! You’ll understand exactly what I mean before I finish writing about today. Today we needed to set the alarm clock because w ... 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