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Graduated Cum Laude from Albany Medical CollegeThomas C. Durant BornCreation of the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific RailroadHenry FarnamMississippi and Missouri Railroad charteredHurd v. Rock Island Railroad CompanyRock Island Bridge IncidentAbraham Lincoln inspects M&M propertyPacific Railway Act 1862Union Pacific Railroad Company FoundedPacific Railway Act 1864Union Pacific in OmahaFirst Rails LaidPreliminary OrganizationPacific Railroad SurveysOmaha SurveyorsCreation of Crédit Mobilier of America companyThe New York Sun ExposéHenry S. McComb TestimonyHenry S. McComb files equity billHoxie ContractGezner ContractBoomer ContractWilliams ContractOakes Ames ContractCongressional InvestigationDurant Fired From Credit MobilierThomas C. Durant DiesPanic of 1773Transcontinental Railroad CompletedPeriods
After CollegeAnti-BridgersCotton SmugglingStock ManipulationCrédit Mobilier ScandalsRest of Durant's Life
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