Washington Monument

Alexandria/Washington DC

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September 22nd 2014
We left Dublin on a Saturday morning, after an hour and half of queuing for check in, security, preclearance, more security, and more preclearance, we had about 20 minutes to run to the bathroom and grab a quick bite before boarding. We had a 7 hour flight to Boston which was okay, we had movies and tv to keep us busy. At Boston, our flight was delayed about 10 minutes so we grabbed a quick pin ... 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