Statue of Liberty’s Torch, Philadelphia Exposition, 1876.
1876: The hand and torch of the Statue of Liberty on display at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition, in Philadelphia, ten years before the rest of the statue was completed. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
About Racing Nellie Bly
Rival journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland raced around the world in 1889. Facing treacherous…