Chicago

Midwestathon

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September 22nd 2011
Geo: 41.8861, -87.6364Within 20 minutes of driving northeast on I76, it was the furthest east I had ever driven. Kind of a cool feeling. Previously, the furthest east I had ever driven was to Denver International Airport, which is so far outside of Denver it feels like you are in Kansas. Upon a person's first flight in to DIA, there is often a mild panic - "Did I get on the wrong fli ... 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