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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

September 12, 1962 - Kennedy's "We Go to the Moon" Speech

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Singer Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 64 years old today.

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The Irish rock band U2 on stage.

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FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Photo by A.J. Russell of the celebration following the driving of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah, May 10, 1869. Because of temperance feelings the liquor bottles held in the center of the picture were removed from some later prints.
Photo by A.J. Russell of the celebration following the driving
of the "Last Spike" at Promontory Summit, Utah.

On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial
last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made
transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S.
history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take
the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.

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The original "golden spike", on
display at the Cantor Arts Museum.

May 10, 1869 Celebration of completion of the Transcontinental Railroad

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ENJOY HOME GOODNESS IN THE DINING-CAR

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RAILROAD COMPLETED ON THIS DAY IN 1869

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On May 10, 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central
Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial
last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made
transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S.
history. No longer would western-bound travelers need to take
the long and dangerous journey by wagon train.

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FIRST LOAD OF ORANGES LEFT ON THIS DAY

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Destined to become one of the state’s major exports, the first
trainload of oranges grown by Southern
California farmers left
Los Angeles via refrigerator cars of the
transcontinental railroad.

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