Between 1892 and 1954, immigrants arriving on the shores of the United States passed below the towering face of Lady Liberty before docking at Ellis Island. A processing center for more than 12 ...

On Nov. 12, 1954, Ellis Island officially closed as an immigration station and detention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrived in the United States via Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954. In ...

GALVESTON, Texas – More than a century ago, this busy Gulf Coast port and longtime vacation destination 50 miles southeast of ...

Nov. 12, 1954, marked the day Ellis Island, the famous gateway to the U.S. in New York Harbor, closed its doors for good.

On Sept. 18, 1956, an ad in The Wall Street Journal attracted considerable attention. The federal General Services Administration announced that it was “now authorized to offer one of the most famous ...

Between 1892 and 1954, approximately 12 million immigrants arrived at the now-iconic Ellis Island to enter the U.S. — or ...

ELLIS ISLAND, New York (Reuters) - Ellis Island, once the gateway to America for millions of immigrants, is having a make-over after years of neglect that nearly allowed nature to destroy a national ...

It was during the week of March 12-18 that while in New York City visiting my son Michael who lives and works in the city that I had the rare opportunity to check into my family's beginnings in ...

Japan witnessed the beginning of the Heisei era on November 12, 1990,  when Emperor Akihito ascended the throne. His era was marked by peace and reconciliation. On this day in 1954, the iconic Ellis ...