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1886...The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

1981...George Steinbrenner apologizes to fans after the Yankees lose the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Today's New Yorker birthdays include actress and former National Endowment for the Arts chair Jane Alexander, born in 1939.