Why has the Statue of Liberty’s torch been closed to the public for more than a century? The answer begins at 2:05 a.m. on July 30, 1916, when a massive explosion tore through the Black Tom terminal in New York Harbor.
This immersive history documentary reconstructs the German sabotage attack that damaged Liberty’s torch arm, shattered windows across the harbor, and exposed how unprepared neutral America was for a hidden war already being fought on its soil.
## Chapters
00:00 The Attack That Closed the Torch
00:29 Black Tom, July 1916
01:38 Fire in the Freight Cars
02:26 The 2:05 A.M. Explosion
03:11 Black Tom After the Blast
03:18 The Investigation Begins
04:34 America Enters the War
04:49 The 23-Year Legal Battle
05:49 Germany Held Responsible
06:04 Why the Torch Is Still Closed
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