Black Tom Explosion: Forgotten Attack That Damaged Statue of Liberty
Before Pearl Harbor, a massive explosion rocked New York Harbor.
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Before Pearl Harbor, a massive explosion rocked New York Harbor. German sabotage on Black Tom Island in 1916 unleashed chaos, damaging the Statue of Liberty and shocking a nation unaware of the war's reach.
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