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On the Threshold of Liberty
On the Threshold of Liberty (in French, Au seuil de la liberté) refers to two oil on canvas paintings by the Belgian surrealist René Magritte. The work depicts a large room with the walls paneled with different scenes or windows. Each panel reveals a different subject: a sky, fire, wood, a forest, the front of a building, an ornamental pattern, a female torso and a strange metallic texture featuring spherical bells (a common Magritte element). Inside the room is
- Apr 24, 1917 Emergency Loan Act authorizes issue of $1.9 billion in bonds at 3.5 percent.
- Oct 1, 1917 Second Liberty Loan offers $3.8 billion in bonds at 4 percent
- Apr 5, 1918 Third Liberty Loan offers $4.1 billion in bonds at 4.15 percent.
- Sep 28, 1918 Fourth Liberty Loan offers $6.9 billion in bonds at 4.25 percent.
Interest on up to $30,000 in the bonds was tax exempt only for the First Liberty Bond.
First Liberty