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may 10, 1869 - The Transcontinetal railroad was built

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the final spike was connected to the two ends of the railroad on May 10th, 1869. The golden spike was driven in Promontory, Utah. The 1,776-mile-long railroad stretches from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California.

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may 10, 1869
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~ 156 years ago

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