12 November 2016

History for the day: 1954: Ellis Island closes

Subject: 1954: Ellis Island closes

This day in History
Nov
12
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1954
Ellis Island closes
On this day in 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892. Today, an estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor off the New Jersey coast and named... read more »
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