Flight Deck

Speedboats, Fighter Jets and a Place Called Dumbo

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July 28th 2012
I went out early this morning to get some tickets for tomorrow’s tour and to go to the Apple store to take advantage of the fact that their prices are lower here than in the UK. I got the subway to Time Square just to find that the meeting place for the tour at the top-end of Time Square was actually closer to where I had started. Coming back from Grand Central Station required a change of train ... 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