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Defend America on Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:30:44 PM
November 12,
1864
The destruction of Atlanta begins
Union
General William T. Sherman orders the business district of Atlanta
destroyed before he embarks on his famous March to the Sea.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2385
November 12,
1954
Ellis Island closes
On
this day in 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors
after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.
Today, an estimated 40 percent of all 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
1770s.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52087
1975 -
U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas retired because of failing health, ending a record 36½-year term.
November 12,
1979
Carter shuts down oil imports from Iran
On
this day in 1979, President Jimmy Carter responds to a potential threat
to national security by stopping the importation of petroleum from Iran.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=52005
1997 - Ramzi Yousef was found guilty of masterminding the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.