Thousands celebrate Golden Spike’s 150th anniversary with music, fireworks and a historic reminder of how ‘the nation was united’ ...

Music, bells and cannon fire rang out Friday in the Utah desert where the final spike of the Transcontinental Railroad was hammered into place 150 years ago by Leland Stanford, opening the far ...

(triumphant music) - [Narrator] The place, Promontory Summit, Utah. The time, May 10th, 1869. - Welcome, the last spike needed to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific.

When the golden spike was tapped into the ground at 12:32 p.m., United States flags unfurled, music from a band played and artillery fired in the air.

Free tickets to the Golden Spike 150th Anniversary Celebration concert will be distributed online beginning Tuesday morning. The O.C. Tanner Gift of Music event is scheduled for Friday, ...