On this day in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor as a symbol of Franco-American friendship.
Nine years late, the 300-foot statue was a gift from the people of France, who had been the Patriots’ primary foreign ally in the War for Independence, to those of United States as a celebration of the Declaration of Independence’s centenary in 1876.
Monday, June 19, 2006
This Day in History: June 19
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