Golden spike completes First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory, Utah 150 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1869)

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(Monday, May 10, 1869, 12:47 p.m. local time) — A golden spike was driven today in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.

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Dec 4, 1964: The Beatles release their fourth British studio album, Beatles for Sale
Dec 4, 1974: George Harrison performs the first of two shows at Olympia Stadium in Detroit
Dec 5, 1804: U.S. President Thomas Jefferson is re-elected, defeating Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
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1824: *James Monroe-Daniel D. Tompkins
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Golden spike completes First Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory, Utah 150 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 10 1869)

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