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Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway

Also on this date, book burnings were held in 34 cities across Germany, targeting authors whose ideologies were in conflict with Nazism.

A black and white photo of men working on the transcontinental railroad.
Workers laying tracks for Central Pacific Railroad pause for a moment at camp “Victory,” a few miles from Promontory, Utah, April 28, 1869. On this day eight brawny Irishmen, backed up by an army of 4,000 other workers, laid more than ten miles of rail to establish an all-time track construction record and to win for their boss, General Superintendent Charles Crocker, a $10,000 wager he made that his men could perform such a feat. The “last spike” was driven on May 10, 1869 in Promontory, to complete the first Transcontinental railroad. (AP Photo)
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A golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.

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