Statue of Liberty marks 50 years at Bedloe's Island
Fifty years after its dedication Miss Liberty stands atop Bedloe's Island at New York harbor. The statue's 151 foot height and torch-bearing right arm define the landmark, with a history timeline from 1875 fundraising to the 1885 landing and 1886 dedication by President Cleveland.
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Statue of Liberty
Bedloe’s Island
New York Harbor
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France
M. Andre de Laboulaye
New York
White House
M. Edoward de Lant
Verseilles
Lafayette
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Geribaldi
Italy
Iba Tatara
M. Dery Iden
Grant
Meade
Sheridan
Longfellow
America
Bartholdi
Louvre
Paris
United States
Gounod
Faust
Laboulsye
William M. Evarts
Congress
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Madison
Yar
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Rhodes
Isere
Atlantic
New World
Grover Cleveland
Little Island
Barthold
Mme. Bartholdi
Seen Hea Dl and the NATIONAL APITAL By Carter Field
Washington. The piece critiques presidential campaign waste, cites figures and anecdotes about political spending, pamphlets, and speeches. It recounts cases in Georgia and notes South votes for Roosevelt, plus a history of Roosevelt’s rise aided by Senator Platt and the 1900 vice presidential push.
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Calvin Coolidge
William M. Butler
Butler
Postoffice Department
Coolidge
Senate
Talmadge
Teddy
Theodore Roosevelt
Sen
Thomas Platt
New York State
Alban
Roosevelt
Platt
Republican Party
New York
United States
McKinley
Mark Hanna
Ohio
West
Hanna
Pratt
Niagara
Polk Wins Democratic Nomination by Telegraph in 1844 Convention
The 1844 Democratic convention in Baltimore used a new telegraph line to announce James K. Polk’s candidacy in Washington as Van Buren’s bid faltered over Texas annexation. A move to change the two thirds rule failed, and a Jackson letter urged harmony helping Polk on the ninth ballot. Sen. Silas Wright, offered second place, reacted angrily to the Westward expansion dispute.
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Tennessee
Polk
Martin van Buren
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Washington
van Buren
Texas
Jackson
van Lauren
Sen
Silas Wright
Color Change in Army Uniforms Revealed in Archives
Researchers studying military apparel found evidence of a shift from blue to olive drab in U S Army uniforms. The archival notes indicate blue was highly visible at longer distances, influencing camouflage strategy and uniform design during the transition period.
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