Panama Canal opens

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

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Canals
Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1914-08-15

Places

Panama (Location)

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The Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, was officially opened on 15 August. The canal was administered by the United States until 1979; that year the U.S. ceded its control to the Panama Canal Commission. In December 1999, complete control of the canal was given to the Panamanian government.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Panama Canal opens". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 October 2002 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=809, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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