Snoopy

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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November 26th 2010
Now, I know that many holidays have had their significance obscured by layers of time, and, more recently, by rampant commercialism (aka greetings card companies) but I have struggled to come up with any concensus as to what Thanksgiving is about. Google and wikipedia weren't much help, unless you wanted to make cranberry sauce that is ... so today we went along to view the Macy's Thanksgiving Par ... 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