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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Panama Canal Treaty signed

On November 18, 1903, Panama and the United States signed a treaty on the proposed Panama Canal.

Panama Canal construction

Read the full text of the Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal. Visit the website of the Panama Canal Authority.



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