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The Battle of Bunker Hill

In modern society, a 15 year old is usually either nonchalantly surfing the web or working passionately on making them an individual. A 15 year old boy in 1775 on this day may be fighting in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was one of the major the American Revolutionary War.

In the Charlestown Peninsula, near Boston Harbor  General William Howe of Great Britain and Generals Israel Putnam and Artemas Ward fought a continuation of Lexington and Concord. Colnel William Prescott gave his famous order, "don't fire until you see the white of their eyes," on that day at Bunker Hill. Though Great Britain outmatched the Americans, it was a bittersweet victory with over 2000 British casualties alone. The Battle of Bunker Hill is considered to be one of of bloodiest in the whole duration of the Revolutionary War,

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Imagine. 1885. You are an immigrant coming from another country on a boat, and you want to make the United States of America your home. There's a massive ship heading to a particular island that seems to "welcome" you.

The Statue of Liberty is a famed landmark today

Well as a matter of fact, that ship was holding 350 parts of the famed landmark, the Statue of Liberty. On this day in 1885, a ship from France brought the Statue of Liberty to commemorate the friendship between America and France. The statue was completed in France in the summer of 1884, though it was supposed to be completed in 1876 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence. After completion of construction in the United States , it was formally dedicated on October 26th, 1886.

Today the Statue of Liberty is a welcoming landmark and symbol for those who visit New York City.