1 Jan 1892 Jahr - 1892 - Ellis Island opened, starting an era of immigration that would continue until the immigration acts of the 1920s halted it. Many Eastern and Southern Europeans arrived in the United States through Ellis Island, making New York the largest port of arrival. Ellis Island was for many a symbol of the possibilities afforded by America.
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