The Statue of Liberty, formally titled Liberty Enlightening the World, was a gift from the people of France to the United States, marking friendship between the two nations and the centennial of American independence. It was designed by the sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, with an iron framework engineered by Gustave Eiffel, and its skin is made of thin sheets of copper. The pedestal was built in the United States, and its completion was helped by a fundraising campaign led by the publisher Joseph Pulitzer. Standing on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, the statue was dedicated in 1886. It became a symbol of freedom and, for millions of immigrants arriving by ship, a first sight of America.
Before and after
- 1886Discovery of dysprosium
- 1886Publication of Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- 1886Founding of Addis Ababa
- 1886Discovery of germanium
- 1886Statue of Liberty
- 1886Founding of Arsenal F.C.
- 29 January 1886Benz Patent-Motorwagen
- 27 March 1886Birth of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- 4 May 1886Haymarket affair
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The era
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