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 ...

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 ...

Ellis Island closed as an immigration station and detention center. Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants arrived by boat in the United State of America. Ellis Island was the largest ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Chris Cuomo explores the complex issue of ...

NMAHMAI copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today it stands alongside Plymouth Rock ...

American Passage The History of Ellis Island by Vincent J. Cannato Harper, 496 pp., $27.99 Ask most Americans what makes the United States distinctive, and what Americans have to teach the world, and ...

This limited-run tour, with available dates from October through December, provides a rare opportunity to see a fading masterpiece. JR’s wheat-pasted photographs were not meant to be permanent. There ...

This article discusses racism, ableism, and abuse. Warning! This article contains SPOILERS for 1923 season 2, episode 3.Alexandra (Julia Schlaepfer) had a harrowing trip through Ellis Island in 1923, ...

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 ...