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A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back - NBC New York
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.
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ON THE PANAMA CANAL.; Colombia's Representative on the Commission Advocates Its Construction. (Published 1900) - The New York Times
ON THE PANAMA CANAL.; Colombia's Representative on the Commission Advocates Its Construction. Share full article. April 21, 1900. Credit... The New York Times Archives.
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Panama Canal is not for sale, Panama's president says. What to know about the canal's history and status
The U.S. acquired the rights to build and operate the canal in the early 20th century, but at the time, Panama was in the process of seceding from Colombia, whose senate was refusing to ratify a ...
Los Angeles Times9y
From the archives:: Panama Canal handover ends decades of U.S. presence that began with break from Colombia - Los Angeles Times
The United States turned over control Friday of the Panama Canal to this Central American nation, withdrawing from a relationship that symbolized the best and the worst of the U.S. role in Latin ...
Los Angeles Times6mon
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own - Los Angeles Times
Panama was then a province of Colombia, which refused to ratify a subsequent 1901 treaty licensing U.S. interests to build the canal. Roosevelt responded by dispatching U.S. warships to Panama’s ...
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Panama Canal: History shows why Trump’s threats are sounding the alarm bells - CNN
Failing to reach terms with Colombia to build a US canal, then US President Theodore Roosevelt sent gunships to Panama’s Atlantic and Pacific coasts to support calls for Panamanian independence.
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Bigger ships: Panama celebrates opening its expanded canal - USA TODAY
As it entered the canal earlier Sunday, brass bands played nonstop as onlookers – from Panama, Colombia, Venezuela and a host of other countries – waved flags and danced.
CNN6mon
What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it? - CNN
President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that has been rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the ...
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A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back - NBC 7 San Diego
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.
Dallas Morning News6mon
A history of the Panama Canal — and why Trump can’t take it back on his own - Dallas News
Panama was then a province of Colombia, which refused to ratify a subsequent 1901 treaty licensing U.S. interests to build the canal. Roosevelt responded by dispatching U.S. warships to Panama’s ...
NBC Bay Area6mon
A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back - NBC Bay Area
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.
NBC Washington6mon
A history of the Panama Canal — and why the US can't just take it back - NBC4 Washington
The U.S. helped engineer Panama's independence from Colombia to build the canal, which opened in 1914. But it ceded control to Panama in 1999.