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Did you know that a large part of The Statue of Liberty is actually crowdfunded? In the summer of 1885, construction of the statue’s pedestal stalled due to a lack of financing. The New York Governor refused to appropriate city funds toward the project. But thanks to the newspaper The World, their campaign raised over $100,000 (roughly $2 million today) allowing the city to complete construction of the pedestal. Joseph Pulitzer and The World simultaneously saved the Statue of Liberty and gave birth to crowdfunding in American politics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding#Crowdfunding_for_Statue_of_Liberty

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