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October 28, 2011 12:46 pm PDT
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Happy 125th birthday, Statue of Liberty!
Today, the statue of Liberty is 125 years old. Above, from the Smithsonian Institution archives, a Harpers Magazine cover: Wilbur Wright flying his Wright Flyer around her in 1909. Sarah Taylor Sulick of the Smithsonian Institution tells Boing Boing, This was one of the earliest public demonstrations of powered flight, an iconic moment in front [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/ZMmJH0B5AVM/happy-125th-birthday-statue-of-liberty.html
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