Whitehouse

Having a Capital Time

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December 18th 2010
Thanks to 2 connecting flights to catch- one in Knoxville where there was icy rain, and one in Chicago; and our plane from Austin being delayed by almost an hour, its a miracle that we got to Washington at all. Luckily the flight from Chicago was delayed, so we were able to connect. On the flight over there were 2 amazing moments- one was the sunset- the most brilliant shade of orange you could im ... 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