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A traffic jam means ships are taking about 10 days to get through the Panama Canal — take a look at its 109-year history
Construction of the canal begins. President Theodore Roosevelt at the controls of an excavating machine digging the Panama Canal in 1906. The Panama Canal locks under construction in 1910.
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TR and the Panama Canal
A canal across Panama would save incalculable miles and ... and on January 20, 1882, commenced digging. They commanded an impressive array of modern equipment, from steam shovels and locomotives ...
As Panama remembers bloody past, a message for Trump: the canal is ours
Hundreds of Panamanians marched on Thursday to mark the anniversary of a deadly uprising against U.S. control of the Panama ...
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The troubled history of the Panama Canal’s racial and social divide
Reports from the people of Panama said it was not ... emboldened after completing the Suez Canal, who started the big dig in the late 19th century. They hired the count who led the Suez project ...
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Chief Engineers of the Panama Canal
Right at the start of his tenure Stevens did the one thing that Wallace failed to do -- stop digging. John Stevens was appointed Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal Project in 1905 based on his ...
Trump won’t rule out using military to get Panama Canal
President-elect Trump on Tuesday refused to commit to not using the U.S. military to gain control of the Panama Canal, after ...
Punjab man’s forgotten role in building Panama canal resurfaces after 120 years
The Indian connection to the Panama Canal, built by the US in 1914 and later handed over to Panama, is highlighted by Bhag ...
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The Panama Canal
Why did a seemingly simple ditch-digging exercise stump the era’s greatest engineers? And who was responsible for reversing the fate of the Panama Canal Project? This is a Short History Of the ...