Manhattan Skyline from Brooklyn

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August 15th 2006
While Galileo Galilei may have gone before the church in Rome (1612) and professed that the earth was not the center of the universe (according to the Copernican theory) and for such heresy he was put under house arrest for the remainder of his life. Well Galileo Galilei obviously has never been to New York City (especially Times Square), if he had, he may have made an small exception before ratif ... 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