Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York Harbor: France's Gift
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor as a gift from France, its 350 copper pieces packed into 214 crates after years of fundraising on both sides of the Atlantic. Dedicated in 1886, the robed figure of Libertas became the first sight for millions of immigrants entering America and the most recognizable symbol of freedom in the world.
June 17, 1885
141 years ago
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What Else Happened on June 17
Der römische Kaiser Julian erlässt das Rhetorenedikt, wonach die Einstellung eines Lehrers von der Curia und dem Kaiser zu beurteilen ist. De facto wird christl…
A pope was arrested for refusing to say Christ had only one will. That was the crime. Martin I had convened the Lateran Council in 648, gathering 105 bishops to…
Der „Goslarer Rangstreit“ eskaliert zu einem Blutbad im Goslarer Stift St. Simon und Judas.
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid Campeador, conquista Valencia.
bataille de Cutanda durant la Reconquista espagnole sur l'occupant maure de la péninsule ibérique.
King Louis IX ordered the public incineration of twenty-four carriage loads of Talmudic manuscripts in Paris, following a rigged trial against Jewish scholars. …
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