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19th-century monuments
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The Statue of Liberty’s Secret: Why Did France Gift It to Us?
The origins of the statue trace back to 1865, when French history professor Édouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea. America was still grappling with the...
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The Statue of Liberty’s Grand Finale: When Was It Really Completed?
The project’s origins trace back to 1865, when French historian Édouard de Laboulaye proposed a monument to celebrate American democracy and the abolition of...