On this day, October 28th, in the year of 1965, the Gateway Arch (also known as the St. Louis Arch), a monument located in St. Louis, Missouri, dedicated to America’s westward expansion and the role St. Louis played in it, was completed.

Being the most prominent feature of the “Gateway to the West”, it is a source of pride for the city and is visited by millions of people every (normal) year (Britannica) (History).