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The Nation's Capital - Washington DC

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May 24th 2015
This is a somewhat belated post as we had a busy time travelling in May when my Mum and Dad visited and we haven’t really caught up yet. In classic Ian style, Dad decided to book flights to come and visit before we’d completely settled in which result in them flying in the day before I had to fly out to Washington DC for an admin week at the Embassy. So we decided to view this as an opportunit ... 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