Times Square

Finally here!

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April 13th 2007
Yesterday I had both the longest and shortest flights of my life. Manchester to London was fine - over really quickly and we got sandwiches and drinks for free! The London-Newark, however, seemed to last a lifetime. I do not fly well, and especially the end part (splitting headache and the roots of my teeth randomly hurting) wasn't much fun. Then we had to go through immigration and that was an eq ... 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