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Head of the Statue of Liberty: Paris World's Fair, 1878

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June 17, 1885: Statue of Liberty is Delivered

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Head of the Statue of Liberty: Paris World's Fair, 1878
Head of the Statue of Liberty at the Paris World’s Fair, 1878

1885 – Arriving in over 200 crates, the Statue of Liberty is fully delivered to New York City. French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, along with Gustave Eiffel, created this statue for America to be a symbol of freedom and friendship between the US and France.

Yet, it almost didn’t get assembled due to an argument on who would pay for the pedestal at Ellis Island. President Cleveland finally dedicated the statue on October 28, 1886.

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Tootsie Roll

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February 23, 1896: Tootsie Roll Introduced

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1896 – A little Geeky knowledge for ya – The Tootsie roll is introduced. Austrian immigrant Leo Hishfield took the idea to a New York store and sold the idea. The name comes from her 5 year old daughter, whom everyone called “Tootsie”. It became the first “Penny candy” and was even a War time ration since it could withstand severe weather conditions.

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Head of the Statue of Liberty: Paris World's Fair, 1878

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June 17, 1885: Statue of Liberty is Delivered

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Head of the Statue of Liberty: Paris World's Fair, 1878
Head of the Statue of Liberty at the Paris World’s Fair, 1878

1885 – Arriving in over 200 crates, the Statue of Liberty is fully delivered to New York City. French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, along with Gustave Eiffel, created this statue for America to be a symbol of freedom and friendship between the US and France.

Yet, it almost didn’t get assembled due to an argument on who would pay for the pedestal at Ellis Island. President Cleveland finally dedicated the statue on October 28, 1886.

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Tootsie Roll

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February 23, 1896: Tootsie Roll Introduced

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Tootsie Roll
February 23, 1896 – Tootsie Roll is introduced in US

1896 – A little Geeky knowledge for ya – The Tootsie roll is introduced. Austrian immigrant Leo Hishfield took the idea to a New York store and sold the idea. The name comes from her 5 year old daughter, whom everyone called “Tootsie”. It became the first “Penny candy” and was even a War time ration since it could withstand severe weather conditions.

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February 23, 1998: JTS Sells Atari to Hasbro

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1998 – After a merger with JTS (Jugi Tandon Storage) in 1996, Atari couldn’t keep afloat. Their new Jaguar gaming system was not selling and losses were mounting. Therefore, JTS sold all Atari intellectual properties to Hasbro Interactive for $5 million.

The only item not sold was the Atari name, for that was owned by THQ.

Hasbro held the rights until 2001 when they sold Hasbro Interactive (and all assets) to Infogrames. Hasbro bought back Atari in 2005 for $65 million. This included games like Dungeons and Dragons, Monopoly, Scrabble, Battleship, the Game of Life, Clue, Risk, Candyland and many other games.

JTS eventually went bankrupt.

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