Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an equal rights activist who fought for the rights of all humanity. She was an abolitionist, fighting against slavery, who later became a leading figure in the early women's movement, which was focused on achieving women's suffrage and other women's rights. As she was born on November 12, 1815, this date was chosen to commemorate her accomplishments.
In Mexico, November 12th is Postman's Day. Every year on “Día del cart-ero,” Mexicans show their appreciation for their postal carriers by leaving a little something in their mailboxes.
The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened for traffic on November 12, 1936, six months before the Golden Gate Bridge. On November 12, 1946, The Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Illinois, opened the first drive in banking service in America. The Ellis Island immigration station, in New York, was officially closed on November 12, 1954. On November 12, 1981, the first Trans-Pacific balloon crossing, launched in Nagashima, Japan, arrived at Covelo, California.
Today, the Denzel Washington movie about a runaway train, "Unstoppable," opens in theaters.
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