The Statue of Liberty’s fingers, which clasp the handle of her torch, was fully installed.
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Aviation pioneers, the Montgolfier brothers, made the first human ascent in a hot air balloon.
Charlie Chaplin's satirical movie 'The Great Dictator' was released in the US.
The first day of the Gregorian calendar began in France, Italy, Portugal, and various other Catholic states.
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche celebrated his 44th birthday by beginning his autobiography 'Ecce Homo,' which was published in 1908.
Ernest Hemingway's 'To Have and Have Not' was published in the US.
