When J. Edgar Hoover was chosen to lead the Bureau of Investigation, it was
the beginning a legendary 48-year tenure. He is credited with building the FBI
into the crime fighting agency it is today. Hoover remained director until his
death in 1972. Late in life, and after his death, J. Edgar Hoover became an
increasingly controversial figure
Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch) is a Scottish singer-songwriter
and guitarist. He developed a distinctive style that blended folk, jazz,
pop,and psychedelia. His successful records in the 1960s include
“Sunshine Superman”. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart the
following year, and reached number two in Britain. Donovan is
currently living with his family in Ireland. He was recently
nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1966
The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869.
The "First Transcontinental Railroad" is a railroad line across the U.S. linking Omaha, Nebraska with Sacramento, California in the 1860s, linking the railway network of the Eastern United States with California on the Pacific coast. Ceremonially completed on May 10, 1869, at the famous " golden spike" event at Promontory Summit, Utah, it
created a nation-wide mechanized transportation network that revolutionized the population and economy of the American West.
One of four gold-plated spikes driven
at the completion ceremony.
