statue of liberty

It’s time to bake a very large cake and get a lot of candles ready, because Friday is the Statue of Liberty’s 125th birthday. Celebrations on Liberty Island will mark the October day in 1886 when the gift from France, a symbol of friendship, was inaugurated in front of then-President Grover Cleveland.

The Statue Of Liberty will be 125 years old this Friday.  And after a commemorative ceremony to mark the anniversary this Friday morning, newly installed webcams in the torch will be turned on for viewing by the public.  This will be the first time since 1916 that these views have been seen, since that's when public access to the observation area in the torch was closed.