Happy birthday to the Lady Liberty, whose 125 years of standing alone in New York Harbor we mark this very Friday. The Statue of Liberty celebrated her 125th birthday Friday by serving as an inspiring backdrop for immigrants declaring the 
. Beaming with pride, many said they were thrilled to take the oath underneath the iconic statue that has welcomed millions of immigrants to the land of the free and the home of the brave, rather than the usual courtroom sessions. 125 immigrants from 46 countries were sworn in as United States citizens during a ceremony Friday.
The new Americans were cheered by loved ones, along with U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Alejandro Mayorkas, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. After the American and French national anthems were played, actress Sigourney Weaver read The New Colossus, a poem by Emma Lazarus inscribed under the statue in bronze, with the famous line about welcoming “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. After the celebration, access to the statue’s interior, including its crown, will be closed for about a year while the statue is renovated, although Liberty Island will remain open to visitors.
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