From 1976 to 1981, Columbia Pictures retired Lady Liberty from the screen. The logo was later rescued in 1982 after The Coca-Cola Company purchased the studios. In 1989, ...

Columbia Pictures’ 1992 Lady Liberty. From 1976 to 1981, Columbia Pictures retired Lady Liberty from the screen. The logo was later rescued in 1982 after The Coca-Cola Company purchased the studios.

In April 1968, during the height of the Vietnam War, Columbia and Barnard students commandeered five campus buildings, occupied the president’s office, and shut down the university’s operations.

The indomitable Lady Columbia defends the United States with her snazzy patriotic shield, c. 1890. Library of Congress. The first and longest-ruling mascot of the United States made her debut ...