A sailor's jig

Shayla ponders the week

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June 7th 2007
One more week to go before the Captin and the Mama leave! Then I get to have two weeks with my dad in which I will have a swim meet, a long drive to sanfransisco, and even possibly a boat ride to the Alkatraz!!!! Then we will drive back and meet mom and Capin' Papa in Newport! I have a book of whales and other water mammals so I will be able to identify different kinds, and talk abou ... 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