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			Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 is Statue of Liberty Day Marking the 1886 dedication of the statue, a gift from France to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
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		Horse Races... A man was sitting quietly reading his paper one morning, peacefully enjoying himself, when his wife snuck up behind him and clobbered him on the back of the head with a frying pan. "What was that for?" the man screamed in pain. "What is this piece of paper in your pants pocket with the name Marylou written on it? "Oh, honey. Don't you remember two weeks ago when I went to the horse races? Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on." The wife seemed satisfied and headed on to do some work around the house, feeling a bit sheepish. Three days later the man was once again sitting in his chair when his wife snuck up behind him and again hit him on the head with a cast-iron frying pan. "What's that for this time?" the man shouted, clutching his head. She said, "your horse called."

	The Stature of Liberty... Official dedication ceremonies held on Thursday, October 28, 1886 Total overall height from the base of the pedestal foundation to the tip of the torch is 305 feet, 6 inches Height of the Statue from her heel to the top of her head is 111 feet, 6 inches The face on the Statue of Liberty measures more than 8 feet tall There are 154 steps from the pedestal to the head of the Statue of Liberty A tablet held in her left hand measures 23' 7" tall and 13' 7" wide inscribed with the date JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776) The Statue has a 35-foot waistline There are seven rays on her crown, one for each of the seven continents, each measuring up to 9 feet in length and weighing as much as 150 pounds Total weight of the Statue of Liberty is 225 tons (or 450,000 pounds) At the feet of the Statue lie broken shackles of oppression and tyranny During the restoration completed in 1986, the new torch was carefully covered with thin sheets of 24k gold The exterior copper covering of the Statue of Liberty is 3/32 of an inch thick (less than the thickness of two pennies) and the light green color (called a patina) is the result of natural weathering of the copper

				Julia Roberts is 42 today October 28, 1967 American actress Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich, My Best Friend's Wedding, Mystic Pizza, Notting Hill, Runaway Bride, The Pelican Brief, Ocean's Eleven and Twelve

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