Friday, October 28, 2005

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by U.S. President Cleveland. The statue weighs 225 tons and is 152 feet tall. It was originally known as "Liberty Enlightening the World."
1936 - The Statue of Liberty was rededicated by U.S. President Roosevelt on its 50th anniversary. JUST THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW

2 comments:

Al said...

why did they change the name? how long did it take to build? can you go up in it?

bobby said...

The name was changed because everyone called it the Statue of Liberty. 10 years to build. After 9/11 opened only partially to the public. Believe it or not