17 June 2017

History for the day: 1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor

 

 

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1885
Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor
On this day in 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was... read more »
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