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Happy Holidays

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December 8th 2007
As some of you may know, Gina and I purposely did not purchase many souvenirs on our around-the-World trip this year due to the limited space we have at home. Instead, we opted to procure a Christmas tree ornament from each country visited to add to Gina's collection of travel ornaments that she began when we first started seeing one another. Gina finally finished decorating the tree this morn ... 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