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nPostednon December 12, 2015
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nFirst,nthere were many different nations of native peoples, including thenfive nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
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nThen,nthere were 13 British colonies, each with their own slightlyndifferent flavor, based on who had settled them, when and why.
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nAtnlast, there was just one nation – the United States of America. Thenbrand new nation had won its Revolutionary War against Britain –nand so on the date of the war’s end, there was a new nation with 13nstates…right?
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nNotnso fast…There was a failed attempt at a national structure undernthe Articles of Confederation, and then there was a ConstitutionalnConvention, with lots of discussion, debate, and even arguments. Andnthen there was the process of each of the 13 colonies-would-be-statesndeciding whether or not to ratify the finished Constitution.
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nIt’snonly natural that some states voted to ratify more quickly thannothers. Pennsylvania, it turns out, became State # 2 when it vote tonratify the Constitution on this date in 1787.
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nWhat’snup in Pennsylvania?
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nIfnyou go to Pennsylvania, you can see the world’s largest clothespin,nthe world’s largest paint can, the world’s largest Yogi Bear, and thenworld’s largest shoe!
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nYouncan visit the Crayola Factory, SIX (count ’em, six!) potato chipnfactories, the factory where Peeps are made, and of course thenHershey Chocolate Factory.
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nThenCrayola Factory in Easton, Pennsylvania, makes around 12 millionncrayons a day! Take a photo tour of this amazing place here.nThe factory tour, called The Crayola Experience, has a fun familynvibe.
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nYouncan check out a bookstore that claims to be the oldest in the worldnthat has been operating continuously, and you can visit the nation’snoldest still-operational drive-in movie theater.
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Some of thenfantastic cities you can visit include:
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nIndianan (yes, it’s a city in Pennsylvania!) – the childhood home of Jimmyn Stewart – which is decorated every year in the theme of the movien It’sn a Wonderful Life.n And Indiana County is called the Christmas Tree Capital of then World!
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- Bethlehemn and Nazareth (again, yes, these are cities in Pennsylvania), home ofn the Peeps factory and of a famous guitar factory, respectively.
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- Centralia,n which has been on fire ever since 1962 (an underground coal-minen fire – yikes!).
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- Punxsutawney,n home of a famous groundhog named Phil. (Think Groundhog Day, seeingn one’s shadow, and six more weeks of winter.)
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- Kennettn Square, the Mushroom Capital of the World. Mushroom farmers in then region produce more than a million pounds of mushrooms every week!
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- Pittsburg, with the amazing Cathedral of Learning.
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- Pennsylvania,n home of the Liberty Bell.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversarynof a woman becoming (sorta kinda) a rabbi
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nGingerbreadnHouse Day
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nAnniversarynof the first trans-Atlantic radio transmission
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nNationalnPoinsettia Day
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nAnniversarynof the opening of the first motel
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nNight 6 of Hanukkah
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nNight 6 of Hanukkah
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest pages on:
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in December
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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