2015
This Week in History – Ellis Island Shuts After 62 Years
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /Photo circa October 1942 (Source: Creative Commons). From 1892 to 1954 Ellis Island served as the United States’ largest immigration station, processing more than 12 million immigrants in just 62 years.
West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls events of significance that occurred this week in history.
On November 9, 1979, a mistakenly-inserted training tape causes the entire US early warning defense system to believe the USSR had launched a nuclear strike.
On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the largest merchant ships on the Great Lakes, sank on Lake Superior during a storm. All 29 crew were lost.
On November 12, 1954, Ellis Island, the main entry point for immigrants to the United States, shut down, having processed more than 12 million immigrants since 1892.
On November 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling declaring Alabama bus segregation laws unconstitutional, ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
On November 15, 1777, the Articles of Confederation were adopted.
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Photo of the Week
Landers Law celebrating at Dairy Queen after a great game – November 7, 2015
