The Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco!

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August 8th 2011
San Francisco! - by Jo On our flight from Austin to San Francisco we had to change in Phoenix, Arizona. On landing there, our pilot told us that it was 110 degrees outside, (think 44 degrees celsius) so we were not at all reluctant to get back on a plane to San Francisco, where it was much cooler. We'd got slightly confused by the time difference and had somehow failed to realise that it w ... 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