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United States of America is a country
of the western
hemisphere, comprising 50 states
and several
territories. Forty-eight contiguous states lie in central North
America between the Pacific
and Atlantic
Oceans, bounded
on land by Canada
to the north and Mexico
to the south; Alaska
is in the northwest of the continent with Canada to its north,
and Hawaii
is in the mid-Pacific. The United States is a federal
constitutional
republic with Washington,
D.C. as its capital.The nation was founded by thirteen
colonies of Great
Britain who issued the Declaration
of Independence from on July
4, 1776.
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Visit to the Empire state Building
- is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, New York
on the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its
name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It
stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years,
from its completion in 1931 until the construction of the World
Trade Center North Tower topped out on December 23, 1970. It is
now once again the tallest building in New York, after the
destruction ......more |
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Trip
to Capitol, Washington DC - The Architect of the
Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the
maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the
United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the
congressional office buildings.....more |
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Trip
to Las Vegas - Paleo-Indians first visited the Las
Vegas valley hundreds of years ago. They lived as nomads,
traveling and camping in different locations. These people left
behind petroglyphs that help us tell our early history and today
is the most populous city in the state of Nevada. The center of
gambling in the United States ......more
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A
day at Grand Canyon - The Grand
Canyon is more than a great chasm carved over millennia through
the rocks of the Colorado Plateau. It is more than an
awe-inspiring view. It is more than a pleasuring ground for
those who explore the roads, hike the trails.....more |
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An afternoon at the Lincoln Memorial
“In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he
saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined
forever.” Beneath these words, the 16th President of the United
States—the Great Emancipator and preserver......more |
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Java
One @ Marconi Center - The Power of
Java Technology is YOU! says Jonathan Swartz, President & CEO of
Sun Microsystems. Today there are more than3.25 billion Java
technology powered devices around the world. That's over 800
million.....more |
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The
Titanic raft!! - Titanic was the second of a
trio of superliners intended to dominate the transatlantic
travel business. Her older sister was RMS Olympic.
After Titanic's sinking, her younger sister HMHS Britannic
(originally RMS Gigantic) was built. Owned by the .......more |
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Days
at Colorado - The region that is today the State of
Colorado has been inhabited by native peoples for more than 13
millennia. The region was acquired by the United States with the
Louisiana Purchase from France in 1803 and the Mexican Cession
in 1848.......more |
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A
day at Cheyenne, Wyoming - The "Magic City of the
Plains" Cheyenne is approximately 100 miles north of Denver,
Colorado. On July 4,
1867, General Grenville
Dodge with his survey crew platted the site now known as
Cheyenne (Dakota Territory, later Wyoming Territory). There were
many from a hundred miles around who.......more |
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Trip to the Statue of Liberty & Ellis
- is a large statue that was presented to the United States by
France in 1886. It stands at Liberty Island, New York in New
York Harbor as a welcome to all visitors, immigrants, and
returning Americans. The copper patina-clad statue, dedicated on
October 28, 1886, commemorates the centennial of the United
States and is a gesture of friendship.....more |
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An afternoon at the Washington Monument
- The
most prominent landmark in
Washington, DC, the Washington Monument, stands as the
centerpiece of the National Mall. At 555 feet tall, it towers
over the skyline as the tallest structure. Authorized by
Congress in 1833 and designed by architect
Robert Mills, construction began in 1848......more |
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