On this day in 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony established the first college in the New World. This college became Harvard University.
On this day in 1886, US President Grover Cleveland formally dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. This statue was a gift from France, and was designed by Frédéric Bartholdi. Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye is remembered as the intellectual creator of the Statue of Liberty. In 1865 he had the idea of presenting a statue to the United States that would represent the concept of liberty.
On this day in 1929, the Stock Market crashed on Wall Street, causing chaos. This day is now remembered as Black Monday.
In the Chuckery, Ohio area in 1891, it was reported that Phillip Vollrath moved into his new house.
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