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[[Image 1]] In 1916, the Arizona, the largest American ship of war, a 32,000-ton battleship, was put in commission. The view shows her in the North River (c) Underwood [[Image 2]] In 1916 the Statue of Liberty was permanently lighted, The World raising the Funds. [[Image 3]] In 1916 Ruth Law flew 590 miles, breaking the American non-stop record. [[Image 4]] In 1916 the first Aeroplane Express delivered New York Worlds in Washington in 3 hours 4 minutes. [[Image 5]] In 1916 the Hell Gate Connecting Bridge, the largest steel arch structure in the world, was practically completed. [[Image 6]] In 1916 the first American- built Commercial Motor Ship was launched by the Vacuum Oil Co. [[Image 7]] In the 1916 the First Submarine Ship of War, the German U-53, crossed the Atlantic, arriving at Newport. (c) William B. Child [[Image 8]] In 1916 a Women's Campaign Train first toured the country in a Presidential Election. (c) Underwood