
Ten month-old twins Rachel Song (L) and Julia Song (R) hold American flags while they sleep during the naturalization ceremony of their parents Seong Song and Young Kim, from South Korea, at Liberty Island on October 28, 2011 in New York City. One hundred and twenty five citizens were naturalized in honor of the Statue of Liberty's 125th birthday. By Michael Nagle/Getty Images.
On that note, the Smithsonian blog has compiled a series of archived images showing the evolution of American flight alongside Lady Liberty.