Project
Panama Canal
Division of Public Programs
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Watch Panama Canal on PBS' American Experience.
Courtesy of PBS
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Watch Panama Canal on PBS' American Experience.
Courtesy of PBS
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world’s two largest oceans and signaling America’s emergence as a global superpower. Learn about the decade of toil and hardship, political tumult, and technological advances that accompanied its construction.