The 18 century Capitol in Williamsburg

February 27th 2020
I buried myself momentarily in the deep and fascinating history of America's beginning when the new world revolted against the old and bitter conflict ended England's rule over her colony and the United States elected its great general, George Washington as its first President. Some years later the Civil War then took its unrelenting toll on families, friendships, businesses and tore apart one ... 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

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Roger Sutherland

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My name is Roger and I am originally from the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia but now live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. My wife Jeanette and I have traveled to all the continents with the exception of Antarctica but nevertheless still have many other countries and areas that we wish to experience in the future. So far we have visited nearly 76 countries and territories worldwide, some of which we have visited multiple times and counting. We are particularly attracted to Europe and as an example, have visited Belgium six times and Spain four, making it eight times on the continent as of July 2... full info

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12th November 2013

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Great photos and account of this important period in our history. The noble War of Independence and the sad history of the Civil War, which as you said, was fought more for economic supremacy in congress than for the more important cause of human rights. After that terrible war, there was such a chance for equality of opportunity, but instead the slave system was replaced by one almost as bad. Shame on us. Hopefully, someday, right will prevail. Great blog!

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