Today in History: November 12, Ellis Island closes its doors

Today’s highlight: On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. kAm~? E9:D 52E6ik^Am kAm`haf[ y@D67 $E2=:? 3642>6 E96 F?5:DAFE65 CF=6C @7 E96 $@G:6E &?:@? 2D {6@? %C@ED E96 r@>>F?:DE !2CEJ]k^Am kAm`hbe[ E96 $2? uC2?4:D4@\~2<=2?5 q2J qC:586 @A6?65 2D !C6D:56?E uC2?<=:? s] #@@D6G6=E AC6DD65 2 E6=68C2A9 <6J :? (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r][ 2?5 82G6 E96 8C66? =:89E E@ EC277:4]k^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm`hbe[ p>6C:42? A=2JHC:89E tF86?6 ~’}6:== C646:G65 E96 }@36= !C:K6 :? {:E6C2EFC6]k^DA2?mk^Am kAm`hcg[ y2A2?6D6 86?6C2= 2?5 7@C>6C !C:>6 |:?:DE6C w:56<: %@;@ 2?5 D6G6C2= @E96C (@C=5 (2C xx y2A2?6D6 =6256CD H6C6 D6?E6?465 E@ 562E9 3J 2 H2C\4C:>6D EC:3F?2=j %@;@ H2D 6I64FE65 :? s646>36C `hcg]k^Am kAm`hf_[ E96 q9@=2 4J4=@?6 DECF4< t2DE !2<:DE2?[ ?@H q2?8=256D9] %96 5625=:6DE EC@A:42= 4J4=@?6 @? C64@C5 4=2:>65 E96 =:G6D @7 2? 6DE:>2E65 b__[___\d__[___ A6@A=6]k^Am kAma__`[ p>6C:42? p:C=:?6D u=:89E dgf[ 6? C@FE6 E@ E96 s@>:?:42? #6AF3=:4[ 4C2D965 27E6C E2<6@77 7C@> }6H *@C<’D y@9? u] z6??65J x?E6C?2E:@?2= p:CA@CE[ <:==:?8 2== ae_ A6@A=6 @? 3@2C5 2?5 7:G6 A6@A=6 @? E96 8C@F?5]k^Am kAma_`h[ '6?:46 D2H :ED H@CDE 7=@@5:?8 :? >@C6 E92? d_ J62CD[ H:E9 E96 H2E6C C6249:?8 e]`c 766E W`]gf >6E6CDX 23@G6 2G6C286 D62 =6G6=j 52>286 H2D 6DE:>2E65 :? E96 9F?5C65D @7 >:==:@?D @7 5@==2CD]k^Am kAma_a`[ 2 ;F586 :? {@D p?86=6D 6?565 E96 4@?D6CG2E@CD9:A E92E 925 4@?EC@==65 E96 =:76 2?5 >@?6J @7 A@A DE2C qC:E?6J $A62CD 7@C ?62C=J `c J62CD]k^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qma_ac[ y24< %6:I6:C2[ 2 |2DD249FD6EED p:C }2E:@?2= vF2C5 >6>36C[ H2D D6?E6?465 E@ `d J62CD :? AC:D@? 7@C =62<:?8 4=2DD:7:65 >:=:E2CJ 5@4F>6?ED 23@FE E96 H2C :? &:DD:@? @7 ?2E:@?2= 5676?D6 :?7@C>2E:@? F?56C E96 tDA:@?286 p4E]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmrt{tq qx#%wsp*$i p4E@C\A=2JHC:89E (2==246 $92H? :D gb] #@4< >FD:4:2? q@@<6C %] y@?6D :D ga] $A@CED42DE6C p= |:4926=D :D ga] $:?86C\D@?8HC:E6C }6:= *@F?8 :D g`] p4E@C |682? |F==2==J :D eg] ~=J>A:4 8@=5 >652= 8J>?2DE }25:2 r@>ă?64: :D ed] u@C>6C p>6C:42? 7:8FC6 D<2E6C %@?J2 w2C5:?8 :D de] ~=J>A:4 8@=5 >652= DH:>>6C y2D@? {6K2< :D d`] !2<:DE2?: 7:=>>2<6C 2?5 ;@FC?2=:DE $92C>66? ~32:5\r9:?@J :D cg] p4E@C #J2? v@D=:?8 :D ce] p4E@C p??6 w2E92H2J :D cc] v@=76C y2D@? s2J :D bh] |@E@v! DE2C |2C4@ q6KK6449: :D ag] }qp p==\$E2C !2@=@ q2?496C@ :D ac]k^Am