Kindness • June 17, 2026
Good News in History, June 17
Originally published on Good News Network
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
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
Originally published on Good News Network.
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