American Institute of Building Design (AIBD)

Photo by Jean-Christophe BENOIST used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. On this day in 1907, 11,747 immigrants passed through Ellis Island's Registry Room, setting a record for the most immigrants processed in a single day.But this small 27-acre plot of land (originally less than four acres) in Upper New York Bay was a latecomer to its position as the main port of entry for newcomers. Only in 1890 did the U.S. Federal Government attempt to control immigration and...