1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor

[Jun 17]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1885 [Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor]( On this day in 1885, the dismantled Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of America, arrives in New York Harbor after being shipped across the Atlantic Ocean in 350 individual pieces packed in more than 200 cases. The copper and iron statue, which was... [read more »]( American Revolution 1775 [Battle of Bunker Hill begins »]( Automotive 1994 [O.J. Simpson leads L.A. police on a high-speed chase »]( Civil War 1837 [Union Colonel Strong Vincent is born »]( Cold War 1953 [Soviets crush antigovernment riots in East Berlin »]( Crime 1972 [Nixon's re-election employees are arrested for burglary »]( Disaster 1958 [Bridge collapses, killing workers »]( [OFFICIAL RULES]( General Interest 1579 [Drake claims California for England »]( 1775 [The Battle of Bunker Hill »]( 1940 [France to surrender »]( 1972 [Watergate burglars arrested »]( 1994 [O.J. Simpson arrested after flight from justice »]( Hollywood 2008 [Cyd Charisse dies »]( Literary 1972 [Watergate break-ins set the stage for All the President's Men »]( Music 1989 [New Kids on the Block land at the top of the pops »]( Old West 1876 [Indians hammer U.S. soldiers at the Battle of the Rosebud »]( Presidential 1943 [FDR's secretary of war stifles Truman's inquiry into suspicious defense plant »]( Sports 1954 [Marciano beats Charles »]( Vietnam War 1969 [North Vietnamese reoccupy Ap Bia Mountain »]( 1972 [Watergate burglars arrested »]( World War I 1917 [Portuguese army sees first action in Flanders »]( World War II 1940 [British and Allied troops continue the evacuation of France, as Churchill reassures his countrymen »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](