Pearl Harbor

Day Five

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April 15th 2008
I'm nearly nodding off as I type this, so I'm going to keep the entry brief tonight. 😊 We left Ewalani mid-morning to see the USS Arizona Memorial, thinking we'd arrive early enough to beat the crowds, but the site was completely packed by 10:00 AM. The ranger at the visitor center entrance gave us each a ticket, advised us of the expected wait time (about an hour) and sent us on our way, ... 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