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When will we take down the Statue of Liberty? It appears to be false advertising.
Text overlaid on the footage reads: "Ottilie, let's go on the sunset cruise to the Statue of Liberty … the pics will be amazing." The video begins with a woman on the cruise, appearing relaxed ...
France, America’s oldest European ally, presented the Statue of Liberty to the U.S. as a gift in 1886. The French Navy was instrumental in helping US forces defeat the British during the ...
A French politician recently called sarcastically on the United States to return the Statue of Liberty to France, arguing that President Donald Trump’s administration no longer represents the American ...
The 19th-century American poet Emma Lazarus said she wrote the sonnet “The New Colossus” to raise money for the construction of the Statue of Liberty because she believed the statue would ...
A French politician facetiously asked the U.S. to return the Statue of Liberty, suggesting the country no longer lives up to the values the green-hued gift represents. Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of ...
Every year, more than 4 million people visit the Statue of Liberty. Perhaps the most famous American landmark, the statue has a rich history that spans a century and across the Atlantic Ocean.
The Statue of Liberty, a hollow colossus composed of thinly pounded copper sheets over a steel framework, stands on an island at the entrance to New York Harbor. It was designed by sculptor Frédéric ...