Apparently Americans have a habit of vandalizing statues of those we consider tyrants. All the way back to July 9, 1776.
Later that night, American troops destroyed a bronze-lead statue of Great Britain's King George III that stood at the foot of Broadway on the Bowling Green [New York - RJ]. The statue was later molded into bullets for the American Army.
That's from an exhibit of the Declaration of Independence at the Library of Congress.
Posted by Ted at September 9, 2005 05:26 AM | TrackBack