Sunday, June 8, 2008

Statue of Liberty - New York

This is one of the famous things in New York. Everybody, who visit New York, take a tour in Tha Statue of Liberty as well.
This is America's most famous symbol for freedom. The women, who keep the fire.
Standing 151 feet (354 steps ) above New York Harbor since 1886.
http://www.nyctourist.com/topten_liberty.htm

Famous people in New York

- Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818 - 1894)
- William Bonney "Billy the Kid" (1859 - 1881)
- Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987)
- Mark Clark (1896 - 1984) U.S. Army general
- Tom Cruise (1962 - )
- George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
- Julia Ward Howe (1819 - 1910) Reformer, writer, and poet
- Michael Jordan (1963 - ) Basketball superstar
- Norman Rockwell (1894 - 1978) Famous painter and illustrator
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945) 32nd President of the United States (1933-1945);
- Teddy Roosevelt (1858 - 1919), He was the 26th president of the United States
- Denzel Washington (1954 - ) Actor