Site of the World Trade Centre

Day 49: New York City - Downtown

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August 23rd 2011
On my last full day in the US I decided I ought to go do stuff, even though all I really wanted to do was sleep some more. I got the subway to downtown, first stop: ground zero. It wasn't poignant as I thought it would be. All you could see was a big building site as they rushed to finish off the visitor centre which is opening on the tenth anniversary of 9/11 next month. There was a nice plaq ... 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