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Pedal to the Metal Kettle

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August 1st 2007
We arrived at Alexandria, the finish line of the bike ride, so we could drop off the van and get a ride up to the start. On the bus ride up I shared my mom-made cookies with a Minnesotan fellow, and got an interesting story in return of a man(he) who married a Vietnamese woman whose family was exiled and left home as Saigon was taken. Her father is a mad inventor who came up with the idea of susp ... 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