3. Dates and Stats • Between 1892 - 1954 12 million immigrants were processed • January 1st 1892: Doors opened to 700 immigrants • November 1954: Doors closed • 1907: Over 1 million immigrants entered US • 1925: Visas and passports needed to enter US
5. Famous Immigrants • Arthur Murray - 8/31/1897 • Bob Hope - 3/30/1908 • Cary Grant - 7/28/1920 • Albert Einstein - 4/2/1921 • Irving Berlin - 9/14/1893