The Road to the White House

Washington - Day 1

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October 14th 2008
A Different City Today I'm heading off to Washington, DC. I wake up early in the morning to catch a taxi to Penn Station. I wake Mourad up so I can say goodbye to him even though I will be back in three days and he will be still here when I get back. Once into my taxi, I realized how bad traffic in New York can be. I guess I never noticed it before as most of the days I explored the ci ... 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