Rockefeller Center 03

Rockefeller Center

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February 26th 2008
This area is probably familiar to most of us--we've maybe walked through the Center on a visit (it's centrally located and near both Times Square and St. Patrick's Cathedral), watched the New York City Christmas Tree being lit on a news program, seen the ice skating rink on post cards, can recognize the gold-colored sculpture of a man behind the rink, or know the shape of the building beyond (kn ... 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