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On Holiday

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January 4th 2007
December 20th I was at the Beijing airport, 6 hours before my flight was to take off. I couldn't even check in my luggage for another hour and 45 minutes. They didn't have many benches to sit on, except one which was taken, so I moved my cart of luggage to the flowerbed next to it and sat down on the ledge. I sat there with my head in my hand, not paying too much attention to the ladies and the yo ... read more

North America » United States » Missouri

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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