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Good News in History, June 17

Good News in History, June 17
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141 years ago, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York packed in 241 crates, as a gift from France. The steel skeleton and copper skin were assembled on Bedloe’s Island, later called Liberty Island, and placed on a pedestal to be aligned so that it would face southeast, greeting ships entering the harbor from […] The post Good News in History, June 17 appeared first on Good News Network.
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