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This Day in History for November 12 -- Ellis Island Closes, and More
This Day in History for November 12 -- Ellis Island Closes, and More
This Day in History for November 12 -- Ellis Island Closes, and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1927: Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union (more info) 1954: Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892 (more info)
This Day in History for October 26 -- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
This Day in History for October 26 -- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
This Day in History for October 26 -- Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (more info) 1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday are involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)
This Day in History for March 15 – Ides of March and More
This Day in History for March 15 – Ides of March and More
This Day in History for March 15 – Ides of March and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 44 BC – On the “Ides of March,” Julius Caesar is stabbed to death in the senate house by a group of conspirators led by Cimber, Casca, Cassius, and Marcus Junius Brutus (More info) 1493 – Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his first trip to the Americas (More info)
This Day in History for January 31 – Truman Announces H-Bomb Plans and More
This Day in History for January 31 – Truman Announces H-Bomb Plans and More
This Day in History for January 31 – Truman Announces H-Bomb Plans and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1606 – Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason (More info) 1747 – The first venereal disease clinic opens at London Lock Hospital (More info)
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
This Day in History for January 23 – Vietnam Peace Settlement and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1849 – Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the first female doctor in the United States (More info) 1957 – Machines at the Wham-O toy company roll out the first batch of their aerodynamic plastic discs, better known as Frisbees (More info)
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
This Day in History for January 19 – Indira Gandhi Takes Power and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1915 – The electric neon sign was patented in the United States by Frenchman George Claude (More info) 1953 – Almost 70 percent of all television sets in the US are tuned in to ‘I Love Lucy’ to watch Lucy Ricardo have baby Ricky (More info)
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
This Day in History for January 17 – Chevy Corvette Debuts and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip (More info) 1950 – In what would come to be called the Great Brinks Robbery, thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston (More info)

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