Utah
The golden spike was driven into the ground by Leland Stanford. This connected the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad, joining the east and west for the first time.
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The More You Know
- Four times more people speak English as a second language than as a native one.
- Pizza only became popular in the United States after American troops occupying Italy during World War 2 became hooked on it and then popularized it back home.
- February used to be the last month of the year, which is why it has the shortest number of days.
- Stephen Hawking is 73 years old and has outlived his shortened life expectancy due to ALS by over 50 years.