Sports Illustrated

Are We There Yet?

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April 13th 2006
It was with a rude awakening that the alarm rang woke us up at 4:15 am Thursday morning, especially as we didn’t finish packing until gone 2am due to last minute bits and pieces being thrown together! Our taxi arrived in his nice minivan at 5:30 to take us to Heathrow and he regaled throughout the journey the pros of having Sat Nav on his van, not something that one is interested in at that tim ... 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