PROMONTORY, Utah - The May 10, 1869, completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was a pivotal moment in the United States, ushering in a period of progress and expansion nationwide.

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Wyoming territory legislators passed and signed a bill into law allowing women the right to vote on this day in history, Dec. 10, 1869. Wyoming led the nation in doing so.

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Elecresource Date 1869 1869-1884 Call number T223.B2 E23 1869 Type Catalogs Patents Physical description 2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm Place United States Data Source Smithsonian Libraries Topic ...

Coming some four years after the Civil War, the event marked completion of the first transcontinental railroad: Henceforth, the United States would be connected by rail from coast to coast ...

The crop of maple sugar in the United States the last year will be about 23,000 tuns, though the data is imperfect upon which the estimate is made.

1869: Four years after the Civil War, the United States is joined from coast to coast by a transcontinental railroad, as a ceremonial final spike is driven at Promontory Summit, Utah. Travel time ...

If we limit our observations to the earthquakes of the present century — and it is only during this time that any considerable portion of the continent’s surface has been subjected to ...

It could drive a person crazy. Everyone is wondering what the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will do with the Colorado decision disqualifying Donald Trump from the state’s ballot.

Corbin convinced Grant to name General Daniel Butterfield as assistant treasurer of the United States. Part of Butterfield's job was to handle government gold sales on Wall Street.