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Ellis Island Immigration
Ellis Island opnes. Seventeen-years old Annie Moore, from Country Cork, Ireland was the first immigrant to be processed at the new federal immigration depot. -
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Ellis Island opens
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Wright Brothers's First Fly
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with brother Wilbur piloting the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. -
Immigration Trafic Slows
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The Great Depression
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Sebastian Immigrates
