The Statue of Liberty’s fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
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At 11 years old, Grace Bedell wrote to Abraham Lincoln, saying he should grow a beard.
The world's largest Legoland theme park opened in Winter Haven, Florida.
The first day of the Gregorian calendar began in France, Italy, Portugal, and various other Catholic states.
Saddam Hussein was reelected president of Iraq through a referendum.
Aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers, made the first human ascent in a hot air balloon.
