feb 23, 1904 - United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million
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The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty signed, granting the United States a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama and the right to build and fortify the Panama Canal. The United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million from Panama
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