jul 26, 1956 - 26 JULY 1956 Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes Suez Canal with support from USSR after US goes back on promise to help Egypt fund construction of Dam on Nile River. Nasser plans to use tolls from Suez Canal to pay for construction of dam
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