On October 28, 1886 the Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York’s harbor. A Cuban journalist and exile was there and wrote the following account for a newspaper. His name was Jose Marti. "Today is Liberty’s day. Up and down the Hudson River, French and American flags stretch from mast to mast, from bow to stern, on hundreds of tugboats and yachts and scows and steamers and ships-of-war. Rain is falling, but no one cares. The red, white, and blue of the Stars and Stripes and the French



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