Pearl Harbor under fire

Hawaii

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February 25th 2005
Hawaii was fantastic. We didn't really do much, just relaxed. However we did go to Pearl Harbour. It was a eerie sight to see the U.S.S Arizona sitting just under the surface. We also boarded the U.S.S Bowfin, a submarine commissioned on 7th December 1942. Plus we went to the U.S.S Missouri. The significance of that ship, is that it was there, that the Japanese signed the Instrument Of ... 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