Tuesday, November 12, 2024

History for November 12

History for November 12 - On-This-Day.com  
Tonya Harding 1970

1921 - Representatives of nine nations gathered for the start of the Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments.
1927 - Joseph Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union. Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party leading to Stalin coming to power.
1946 - The first drive-up banking facility opened at the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, IL.
1954 - Ellis Island, the immigration station in New York Harbor, closed after processing more than 20 million immigrants since 1892.
1998 - Daimler-Benz completed a merger with Chrysler to form Daimler-Chrysler AG.

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