University of Pennsylvia

Cheese Steaks + Lotsa Independence

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January 5th 2011
Steve and I were the only ones going to Philadelphia. We arrived around 2.30pm and quickly discovered that for some inexplicable reason, everything of interest in Philadelphia is closed on Tuesdays. So instead we just wandered around some gardens and monuments, which i admit was all very beautiful. Philadelphia is quite a pretty city. The only thing that we really achieved that day was going to El ... 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