US Congress appoints canal commission to investigate Panama

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The US Congress appoints a canal commission to report on possible routes for a canal to traverse through Panama. The first attempt to build a Panama Canal was made by the French in the 1870. The American-built canal eventually opens in 1914.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "US Congress appoints canal commission to investigate Panama". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=19286, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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