{"id":3179,"date":"2026-07-03T14:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2026-07-03T14:37:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:37:50","slug":"deseret-news-archives-celebration-at-statue-of-liberty-captured-centennial-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3179","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Celebration at Statue of Liberty captured centennial moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on July 3, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Time to get patriotic.<\/p>\n<p>On July 3, 1986, the United States jumped into Independence Day festivities as President Ronald Reagan presided over a gala ceremony in New York Harbor that saw the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3177\">Utah\u2019s governor thinks potlucks hold the answer to America\u2019s identity crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The headlines in the Deseret News included:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJuly 4th party has just begun\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUSS Iowa takes Regan past rededicated Liberty\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLady Liberty\u2019s shining moment of glory signals end of long, costly restoration\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrowds of new citizens take oath all at once\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officially called The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, the statue was a gift from France. It was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1886, and designated a national monument in 1924.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, the decision was made to close the statue for renovations, to prepare for its 100th birthday. Restoration work included repairing the statue\u2019s interior, crown and torch flame. For most of the two years, scaffolding surrounded the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3175\">This daredevil couple came to Sundance 2 years ago. Now they just got engaged during an \u2018unauthorized\u2019 climb of the Empire State Building<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It reopened to much fanfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLady Liberty\u2019s crown reopens for July Fourth\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the years, it has been closed for safety reasons due to worries around 9\/11 in 2001, damage related to Hurricane Sandy in 2012, for another renovation project in 2012, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Here are other stories about the Statue of Liberty from Deseret News archives:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Statue of Liberty and today\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStatue of Liberty: A reminder of freedom\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA beacon of freedom for 120 years\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIacocca\u2019s star tarnishes after statue\u2019s centennial bash\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On a related note, will the Statue of Responsibility ever be built in Utah?<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Utah\u2019s gift to the nation\u2019 \u2014 Statue of Responsibility inches closer to home in Utah\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=3173\">The \u2018curse\u2019 Darryn Peterson will be facing with the Utah Jazz<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Deseret News timeline<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This date in history: On the centennial of its arrival to the U.S., Americans paused to party at newly restored Statue of Liberty. 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