1/1/1892 - Ellis Island opens to begin accepting immigrants to the United States.

In operation until 1954, the station processed over 12 million immigrant steamship passengers. The main building was restored after 30 years of abandonment and opened as a museum on September 10, 1990.
External Link: Ellis Island National Monument (NPS)
Generational Link: World War Cycle - Missionary Awakening Era - Second Turning, Awakening (1886-1909)

Also, 1/1/1863 - The Emancipation Proclamation takes effect in Confederate territory.

Biography:
b. 1/1/1860 - George Washington Carver, American educator (d. January 5, 1943)
Generational Link: World War Cycle - Missionary Generation - Prophet(Idealist) (1860-1882)

Also, 1/1/1735 - Paul Revere (d. 1818), 1/1/1752 - Betsy Ross (d. 1836), 1/1/1895 - J. Edgar Hoover (d. 1972), 1/1/1909 - Barry M. Goldwater (d. 1998)

Elsewhere:
1/1/1801 - The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom.
b. 1/1/1449 - Lorenzo de Medici, Italian statesman (d. 9 April 1492)

A Cycle Ago (1/1/1934):
Alcatraz Island becomes a U.S. federal prison.

News Today / History Tomorrow (12/31/2006):
As 2006 came to an end, the steadily rising toll of US troops killed in Iraq hit another grim milestone - 3,000.

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