Manhattan Bridge

9/11, Wall Street and the Twilight Boat Cruise

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July 25th 2012
There was more about the London Olympics on the news this morning, although suddenly it was not so complementary. “Olympics disarray” was the headline and then it was majoring on the transport and the G4S security fiasco. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. We had breakfast in the hotel. We were expecting the usual buffet-type set-up, but it was from a menu and was extremely expensive. We ... 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