
The History of the Statue of Liberty
The history of the Statue of Liberty: Laboulaye's 1865 idea, Bartholdi and Eiffel's work in Paris, Pulitzer's pedestal drive, the 1886 dedication and beyond.
History • People • Events • Ideas • The Past in Context
Where familiar things came from: foods, landmarks, games and institutions, traced from their first records to today.

The history of the Statue of Liberty: Laboulaye's 1865 idea, Bartholdi and Eiffel's work in Paris, Pulitzer's pedestal drive, the 1886 dedication and beyond.

The history of the Olympics: the traditional 776 BCE start at Olympia, the end around 393 CE, Coubertin's revival, Cold War boycotts and the Paralympics.

How pizza went from cheap street food in Naples to a global favorite: the Margherita legend, the first U.S. pizzerias, postwar chains and UNESCO's 2017 listing.