The Kalahari Desert is a large arid to semi-arid sandy area in southern Kgalagadi Africa extending 900,000 kmÂ² (362,500 sq. mi.). The name Kalahari is derived from the Tswana word Keir, meaning âthe great thirstâ, or the tribal word Kalagare that means âa waterless placeâ.
These toes belong to a famous American lady, but she wasn't born in America. The Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent home on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885, as a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States.hese toes belong to a famous American lady, but she wasn't born in America. The Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent home on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885, as a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States.
The Statue of Liberty was completed in June of 1884, and it was officially presented to the U.S. on July 4, 1884. It was shipped in pieces to the U.S. in 1885 and reassembled in New York by 1886. Thus, the statue took 9 years to build and was finally opened 11 years after it was begun. Liberty may have been slow to fruition, but, as President Grover Cleveland said in his acceptance speech, We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her chosen altar be neglected..