nov 17, 1869 - French-built Suez Canal opens in Egypt
Description:
Ferdinand de Lesseps made an agreement in 1854 with the Ottoman governor of Egypt to build a 100 mile canal over the Isthmus of Suez. Then in 1869, the Suez Canal was opened to navigation! However, the canal was originally really small so it had less than 500 ships go through it in the first year.Added to timeline:
Date:
nov 17, 1869
Now
~ 156 years ago