Today in History - May 10

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Monday, May 10 2010 by

1869 – The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike.

Golden Spike (Google Maps)
Golden Spike

1960 – The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.

Submarine USS Triton (SSN-586) (Birds Eye)
Submarine USS Triton (SSN-586)

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