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nov 29, 1904 - Construction of Panama Canal begins

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Building the Panama Canal, 1903–1914. President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal—a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

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Date:

nov 29, 1904
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~ 120 years ago

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