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California admitted into Union
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Period: to
Civil War
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Pacific Railroad Bill
Transcript of BillCongress passes the Pacific Railroad Bill. The bill calls for Central Pacific to build the California line whle the Union Pacific Railroad Company builds west from the Missouri. -
Thomas C. Durant appointed Vice President and General Manager of Union Pacific
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The Central Pacific spikes its first rails
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Sand Creek Massacre
Colonel John Chivington leads a slaughter of 150 unarmed Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, most of whom are women and children. -
Julesbured raided by Indians
the town of Julesburg, Colorado is raided by Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Sioux forces in retaliation for the Sand Creek Massacre. -
Surrender of Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. -
Chinese workers strike for better wages and shorter hours
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Summit Tunnel Completed
Tunneling in the Sierra NevadaThe Summit Tunnel is completed by Central Pacific workers after almost 5 years of blasting through the Sierra Nevadas -
Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads join together
