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## Video: The Statue of Liberty's History in 90 Seconds

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_Published 2016-10-26. The monument was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1886, after a long and tortured journey from an idea to execution_


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## Transcript

According to legend, in 1871, French sculptor Frederique Auguste Bartholdi had the idea for the Statue of Liberty on a trip to New York. The idea had actually been brewing since the end of the Civil War, when writer Edouard de Laboulaye thought France should give the US a liberty themed craft. He and Bartholdi raised money for the statue, officially called Liberty Enlightening the World. They hoped to present it at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 but only part of it was completed. Finished in 1884 the statue was displayed in Paris while Americans raised money for a pedestal. With the funds secured the Statue of Liberty was brought to New York.

It was officially dedicated on October 28th, 1886. By President Glover Cleveland. When Ellis Island opened soon after Lady Liberty became a symbol of immigration to millions around the world. During World Wars one and two she would also represent both the hope for peace and the drive for victory. Eventually, the statue began to suffer from neglect and decay. In the 1960s she was damaged by acid rain. Restoration was undertaken for her centennial in 1986, which was celebrated with the largest display of fireworks in American history at the time. When the renovated statue opened to the public, the first people inside where First Lady Nancy Reagan and 100 French and American children.

Public access was cut off following the 9 / 11 attacks and again following Hurricane Sandy in 2012, but it reopened in 2013. Today approximately 4 million people visit her each year. [ MUSIC ] [ BLANK_AUDIO ]

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