On this day in history
November 12
American
2001American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in Queens, New York, killing all 260 aboard and five on the ground.
American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in Queens, New York, killing all 260 aboard and five on the ground.
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1954Ellis Island closes its doors after processing 12 million immigrants over 62 years.
Ellis Island closes its doors after processing 12 million immigrants over 62 years.
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World
1912A search party finds the frozen bodies of Captain Scott and his men in Antarctica, with Scott's diary telling …
A search party finds the frozen bodies of Captain Scott and his men in Antarctica, with Scott's diary telling the story of their doomed march.
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1927Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, sealing Stalin's triumph over his last great rival.
Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, sealing Stalin's triumph over his last great rival.
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1948The Tokyo war crimes tribunal sentences Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese leaders to death by hanging.
The Tokyo war crimes tribunal sentences Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese leaders to death by hanging.
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2015Islamic State suicide bombers kill 43 people in a Beirut suburb, a massacre overshadowed the next day by the P…
Islamic State suicide bombers kill 43 people in a Beirut suburb, a massacre overshadowed the next day by the Paris attacks.
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