THE EAST AND WEST JOINED BY
RAILROAD
EL
MAY 10, 1869
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1869
MAR. 4 - U.S.
Grant inaugurated as
President; MAY 10-First
transcontinental railroad in
the United States completed at
Promontory Point, Utah; SEP. 24
- `Black Friday` panic hits
Wall Street; DEC. 9 - The
Knights of Labor formed
in Philadelphia.
FM
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Engraver
(FM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)
