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Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens

Jan. 1 is New Year's Day and commemorates major historical events worldwide, including Ellis Island's opening, Haiti's independence, and Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
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Today in History: December 19, U.S. auto industry gets emergency bailout

Today is Friday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2025. There are 12 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 19, 2008, citing imminent danger to the national economy, President George W. Bush ordered a $17.4 billion emergency bailout of the U.S. auto industry. Also on this date: In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, Gen. George Washington led his army of more than 12,000 soldiers to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to camp for the winter.
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