On October 28, 1886, a very special lady was honored in the United States. That was the day the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Bay, on what came to be known as Liberty Island. The statue quickly became iconic, and a symbol of freedom for those coming to the United States. What else was being reported on that important day?

SOURCES

“Advertisement: Scarlet Medicated Underwear (Page 4).” The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), October 28, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Bates and Bason Held.” The Kansas City Times (Kansas City, Missouri), October 30, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Blind Tom Wiggins.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, December 31, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Tom_Wiggins.

“Blind Tom.” The Daily Times (New Philadelphia, Ohio), October 28, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Daily Alta California.” Daily Alta California 9 October 1886 - California Digital Newspaper Collection. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DAC18861009&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1.

“Foully Murdered.” The Peru Times (Peru, Kansas), October 28, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

History.com Editors. “Statue of Liberty.” History.com. A&E Television Networks, December 2, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/statue-of-liberty.

Holt, Kristin on May. “Victorian Ladies Underwear.” Kristin Holt, April 29, 2021. http://www.kristinholt.com/archives/5331.

Museum, Glessner House. “General James Bethune - The Story of a House.” Glessner House, April 6, 2015. https://www.glessnerhouse.org/story-of-a-house/tag/General+James+Bethune.

“One Life Taken.” The Lawrence Mail (Bedford, Indiana), October 28, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Preparing For A Siege.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), October 17, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Sunday Morning News.” The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), December 6, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

“Unveiled: The Statue of Liberty at Bedlow's Island.” The Brooklyn Union (Brooklyn, New York), October 28, 1886. www.newspapers.com.

Zick, William J. “Thomas ‘Blind Tom’ Wiggins (1849-1908) .” Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (1849-1908) •, October 14, 2021. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/wiggins-thomas-blind-tom-1849-1908/.

SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.