The Newest Chelsea Fan

Final Countdown Until London

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August 7th 2006
FINAL COUNTDOWN!!! We just have one more week left before we leave for London and we have lots to do before we go. Just this afternoon we got back from Chicago--which was, in a way, our pre-London experience. Gretchen and I got tickets to go see Chelsea FC play against the MLS All-stars (that was a soccer game, for those of you who don't know) at Toyota Park in Chicago (Chicago Fire's ... 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