whale watchers

Hawaii

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April 7th 2011
Well we are on our way back to Chicago. We left this morning from LA and plan 3 hard days of driving. We returned from Honolulu last night. We had a wonderful time at Adam's graduation from the Fire Academy and we were able to celebrate the next night with him and his friends from the dive shop. He was one of a class of 24. And for the first time in anyone's memory all 24 graduated. We ... read more

North America » United States » Hawaii

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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