https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48234440
Crowds gathered to witness a re-enactment of the day 150 years ago when a golden spike was hammered into place to complete the Transcontinental railway, linking the east and west coasts.
[...] The transport link slashed travel times from months to a week, and quickly spread Anglo-European influence.
[...] The Central Pacific Railroad started in Sacramento, California while the Union Pacific Railroad started in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Both met at Promontory Summit on May 10 in 1869.
(Score: 4, Funny) by Gaaark on Sunday May 12 2019, @01:07PM (2 children)
I flew out there to celebrate the railroad.
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(Score: 2) by bzipitidoo on Monday May 13 2019, @01:17AM (1 child)
Yeah, but you dissed the railroad by flying instead of taking a train!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 13 2019, @01:22AM
Whooooooshie.