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Trip to Liberty's crown yields patriotic proposal

Jul. 4, 2009
After huffing and puffing up 354 steps to the newly reopened Lady Liberty crown, Aaron Weisinger figured it was time to pop the question to his girlfriend Erica Breder.
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Statue of Liberty's crown reopens

NEW YORK, July 4 (UPI) -- In honor of July Fourth, the Statue of Liberty's crown reopened Saturday for the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, New York authorities said.
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler