Friday, June 19, 2009

Today in History: Statue of Liberty Arrives in NY Harbor

The Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent home at Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885, aboard the French frigate Isere. A gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, the 151-foot-tall statue was created to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. Designed by sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi and officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World, the Statue of Liberty has symbolized freedom and democracy to the nation and to the world for over 120 years.

Continue reading Library of Congress' "Today in History": http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/today.html

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-Posted by Kate Stober

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