The Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 granted federal support for the construction of the United States ' First Transcontinental Railroad, which was completed in 1869.

Notably, Barcelonnette is the only subprefecture of France not be served by rail transport ; the Ubaye line which would have linked Chorges to Barcelonnette was never completed as a result of the First World War and the construction of the Serre-Ponçon Dam between 1955 and 1961.

Cutter completed and published an introduction and schedules for the first six classifications of his new system ( Expansive Classification: Part I: The First Six Classifications ), but his work on the seventh was interrupted by his death in 1903.

* 1866: First commercially successful transatlantic telegraph cable was successfully completed.

* 1869 – The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah ( not Promontory Point, Utah ) with the golden spike.

* 1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.

First launched on the STS-1 mission, the first of the Space Shuttle program, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry on February 1, 2003 near the end of its 28th, STS-107.

First quarterback Phil Simms completed a 17-yard pass to receiver Lionel Manuel.

First, Timmy Smith broke loose for a 43-yard run, then Williams completed a pair of passes to Sanders to reach the Denver 7-yard line.

Although it was not completed until some years after the presidency of George Washington, it is also speculated that the name of the traditional residence of the President of the United States may have derived from Martha Custis Washington's home, White House Plantation in Virginia, where the nation's first President had courted the First Lady in the mid-18th century.

First published in 1964, the book includes surreal, Zen-like instructions that are to be completed in the mind of the reader, for example: " Hide and seek Piece: Hide until everybody goes home.

* The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed.

The surrealist painters Salvador Dalí and René Magritte completed several works, including The First Days of Spring and The Treachery of Images.

* May 10 – The First Transcontinental Railroad in North America is completed at Promontory, Utah, by driving of the " golden spike ".

After the First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 all the telegraph lines usually followed the railroad tracks as the required relay stations and telegraph lines were much easier to maintain alongside the tracks.

The First Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 at Promontory Summit on the north side of the Great Salt Lake.

David wanted to construct a sanctuary there, but this was left to his son Solomon, who completed the task in c. 950 BCE with the construction of the First Temple.

Once completed, it was to be purchased for 263 million zloty by the British company First Property Group.

" First of all, the young Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus was born after the monument was completed.

File: Eglise-Presbyterienne-Eufaula-Alabama. JPG | First Presbyterian Church, completed in 1869.

Image: First United Methodist Church, Bastrop, LA IMG 2819. JPG | Historic First United Methodist Church dates to 1826 in Bastrop ; the current downtown sanctuary was completed in 1924.

The multi steepled First Congregational Church was completed on June 6, 1880.

In 1894, an edifice for The First Church of Christ, Scientist edifice was completed in Boston ( The Mother Church ).

First, large areas of the image may be empty of primitives ; rasterization will ignore these areas, but pixel-by-pixel rendering must pass through them.

However, Manning did pass for 3, 739 yards and threw 26 touchdown passes while also being named to the NFL All-Rookie First Team.

In 2006 he then attempted to pass the First Employment Contract ( CPE ) through a vote by emergency procedure, but that it was met by students and unions ' protests.

First defensive tackle Alan Page tackled running back Mike Garrett for a 1-yard loss, and then safety Paul Krause intercepted Dawson's pass at the 7-yard line on the next play.

First they scored on Kelly's 25-yard touchdown pass to Brooks.

First Aikman threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Harper.

During the First World War, the Crown Princess of Sweden helped pass letters from May to her aunt, who lived in enemy territory in Germany until her death in 1916.

First the accusers introduced a document which included a clause stating that the king already knew Symmachus was guilty, and thus the synod should assume guilt, hear the evidence, then pass sentence.

First, it describes in detail why Laius and Oedipus had a feud: Laius ordered Oedipus out of the road so his chariot could pass, but proud Oedipus refused to move.

After scoring 42 and 43 in Australia's win in the First Test, Taylor failed to again pass 30.

In the First Test, Australia were dismissed for 118 in the first innings, with Taylor contributing seven: he had not managed to pass 50 in his last 21 Test innings.

In 2006 he then attempted to pass the First Employment Contract ( CPE ) through a vote by emergency procedure, but that it was met by students and unions ' protests.

However with Virgin Group seeking a judicial review, it is unknown if the franchise will pass to First West Coast as originally announced by the Department for Transport on 9 December 2012.

In 1560, the Scottish Parliament abolished papal jurisdiction and approved Calvin's Confession of Faith, but did not accept many of the principles laid out in Knox's First Book of Discipline, which argued, among other things, that all of the assets of the old church should pass to the new.

) First the female deposits some eggs with her ovipositor ( a whitish tube descending from her belly ), making a wiggling pass over the surface, then the male follows behind her fertilizing the eggs.

As leader of the opposition he was in no position to make active changes, but his strong campaigning, particularly on Home Rule, turned Liberal attempts to pass the Third Home Rule Bill into a three year struggle eventually halted by the start of the First World War.

In 1560, the Scottish Parliament abolished papal jurisdiction and approved Calvin's Confession of Faith, but did not accept many of the principles laid out in Knox's First Book of Discipline, which argued, amongst other things, that all of the assets of the old church should pass to the new.

This December 1861 proposal was initially ignored by Congress, which in February 1862 decided instead to pass the First Legal Tender Act, authorizing the production of not more than $ 150 million of these legal tender United States Notes.

The M5 played a significant role in the First Kashmir War ( 1947 ) between India and Pakistan, including the battle of Zoji-la pass fought at an elevation of nearly 12, 000 ft.

** First pass effect, a phenomenon of drug metabolism

* Vertner Woodson Tandy, who was the first African-American to pass the military commissioning examination and was commissioned as a First Lieutenant in the 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York Guard.

North of the junction, the three routes pass the First United Methodist Church and historic properties within the Hamburg Commercial Historic District before US 82 turns east at St. Louis Street and US 425 / AR 8 run north out of Hamburg.

But it did not feature as an immediate priority of government, and by the time a Scottish home rule bill was presented to the Westminster Parliament in 1913, the legislative process to pass it was interrupted by the First World War.