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  1. Promontory Summit, Utah, was the site of a celebration, complete with a golden spike, May 10, 1869, that signaled the completion of the transcontinental railroad; Pointe du Hoc is a steep 100-ft cliff in Normandy, France, held by German troops and captured by American Rangers, June 6, 1944.

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Cain, W.E. Making American History. Soc 57, 220–237 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-020-00468-5

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