Statue of Liberty crown reopens for Fourth of July

Visitors say the arduous climb to the top, closed since the Sept. 11 attacks, is worth it. Officials say the reopening represents a new American era. For the first time since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans on Saturday were allowed to clamber up the steep steps to enter the Statue of Liberty's crown, a Fourth of July event that promoters said was a sign of the United States' efforts to ...

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