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Murphy's Law...and Then Some: Starting our trip to Washington D.C.

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March 25th 2013
I knew that taking 14 middle school students from Venezuela to Washington, D.C. would be both a challenge and an adventure. And I knew that the most challenging part would probably be getting from Venezuela to D.C. - but I was hoping that it wouldn't be quiteso challenging. Murphy's Law states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong", and we certainly lived that out o ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington D.C.

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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