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- France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a diplomatic gift.
- Édouard Laboulaye proposed the gift at a 1865 Versailles dinner to promote liberty in France.
- Musée d’Orsay is displaying 100 Bartholdi works with a VR tour until 31 January 2027.
- China sent pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing to the United States in 1972, drawing over one million visitors the first month.