“The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the US and was dedicated in New York Harbor in 1886.”

Reference: National Park Service

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The US flag has 50 stars, one for each state, and 13 stripes that stand for the original 13 colonies.

In 1978, only eight percent of U.S. households had microwave ovens. As of 2006 over 80 percent have them.

Alaska is the largest US state by area. It is more than twice the size of Texas, the second-largest state.