On this day in 1954, Ellis Island
closed as an immigration entry point. After 1924 the famous island in Jersey City Ellis
Island houses an immigration museum. The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island were closed after damage by Hurricane Sandy.
The storm hit a day after the Statue of Liberty reopened. It had just completed
a year-long renovation. – 1954
“Chainsaw Al” Dunlap
announced he was restructuring the Sunbeam Corporation and laid off 6,000
workers—half of the workforce
. Sunbeam later nearly collapsed after a series of scandals under Dunlap’s leadership that cost investors billions of dollars. – 1996
. Sunbeam later nearly collapsed after a series of scandals under Dunlap’s leadership that cost investors billions of dollars. – 1996
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