![This Day in History for November 12 — Ellis Island Closes, and More](http://townsquare.media/site/241/files/2012/11/Ellis-Island-1902.jpg?w=980&q=75)
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)
1979: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran (more info)
1990: Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web (more info)
1997: Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing (more info)
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