On the moon

Galveston and space centre

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July 19th 2008
Galveston oh Galveston: 23/06-29/06 We fancied a week at the beach and Galveston on the Gulf Coast wasn't far away. It wasn't going to be much more expensive to hire a car than it was for the buses so we went out to Austin airport to pick up a bright yellow Chevy. We drove past Houston and over the bridge to Galveston Island and arrived in the weather beaten and slightly run down resort. We found ... 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