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Featured article The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, within New York City. The copper statue, an 1886 gift to the United States from the people of France, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and its metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel. It is a figure of Libertas, the Roman goddess of liberty, holding a torch and a tablet bearing the date of the United States Declaration of Independence. A broken chain and shackle lie at her feet as she walks forward, commemorating the national abolition of slavery following the American Civil War. After its dedication the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, and it was later seen as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea. Its completion was marked by New York's first ticker-tape parade and a dedication ceremony presided over by President Grover Cleveland. (Full article...) Recently featured: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) Thomas Cranmer Flag of Canada Zimmerman Telegram Zimmerman Telegram On February 24, .. 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar. 1803 - Marbury v. Madison established judicial review in the U.S. 1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram was delivered, complicating World War I. 1999 - Arizona executed German national Karl LaGrand. Recent days: February 23 - February 22 More events in history... Did you know ...? George Kunkel ... that actor George Kunkel (pictured) portrayed in blackface the character of Uncle Tom, using it at first to promote slavery during the American Civil War but later to attack it, after his views had changed? ... that sauerkraut made by members of a Russian spiritual sect in Armenia was popular in many other parts of the Soviet Union? ... that The Blue Angels was shot using IMAX cameras rigged to a helicopter, plus an ultra-high-speed camera shooting at 1,000 frames per second? ... that Margaret Carroux's German translation of The Lord of the Rings contains errors introduced by her editor? ... that the LACE satellite tracked rocket plumes from space for the United States's Star Wars program? ... that Melanie L. Campbell was arrested for civil disobedience while protesting proposed restrictions on voting rights? ... that historically, lichens like Umbilicaria torrefacta have been used to naturally dye traditional Scottish tartans and textiles? ... that American poet Edwin Ford Piper preserved 828 folk songs, most of which were from Iowa and Nebraska? ... that before reading the script for the play Golden Girls, at least nine of the cast members were under the impression that they would be taking the lead role?	In the news Dick Schoof In the Netherlands, a new cabinet is sworn in, with Dick Schoof (pictured) serving as the prime minister. A crowd crush during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 110 people dead. José Raúl Mulino becomes the president of Panama after winning the general election. In cricket, the T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating South Africa in the final. In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Ismail Kadare Hugh Aldons R. Sampanthan Lalla Latifa Amahzoune Lando Bartolini Mohamed Osman Jawari Holidays {{Holidays}} Obituaries Italian cyclist Marco Pantani died suddenly at a hotel in Rimini, Italy on February 14. Former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was killed in an apparent car bomb explosion on February 13. Former leader of the Canadian liberal party, Claude Ryan, died from stomach cancer on February 9 at age 79. More recent deaths...
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