Pearl Harbor

Day Five - Pearl Harbor

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May 28th 2007
We started our day at Pearl Harbor! Quite an adventure for all of us. This was an incredible day starting out with the museum and the memorial itself. I know the kids were in awe, as we were, of what this represented and what this meant to us as Americans but more importantly that this event happened right where we were standing. The Marine Corp band played patriotic songs while we were waiting o ... 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