On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shut
it doors after processing more than 12 million immigrants since
opening in 1892. Today, tens of millions of Americans can trace
their roots through Ellis Island, located in New York Harbor off
the New Jersey coast and named for merchant Samuel Ellis,
who owned the land in the 1770’s.
Health inspection for new immigrants, Ellis Island, New
York, 1920.
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On this day in 1960, U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential
nomination.
On this day in 1935, Bruno Richard Hauptmann went on trial for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindberghs baby (below). Hauptmann was found guilt and executed.
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Aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh
(February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
The musical My Fair Lady premiered on Broadway March 15, 1956, at the Mark
Hellinger Theatre in New York City. It transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre and
then The Broadway Theatre, where it closed after 2,717 performances. A 6 1/2
year run on Broadway. The show, at the time, held the record for the longest-
running musical.
