The imagined history of Ellis Island
Via Marginal Revolution:
The explanation for this is pretty obvious when you think about it. Just as today, people bought tickets and their names were written on the tickets.
I never get tired of the "you were taught this in school, but it probably didn't happen" type of thing.
2024-01-26
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