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first try
the first time that the canal was attempted to be built was by the french is 1876 they stopped after 2 years due to difficulties -
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second times a charm
This time a very a good canal builder came in and tried to make the canal his name was Feridad Marie des lesseps but the project was stopped due to death from malaria and yellow fever -
Americas turn
The US got involved with the canal we purched the project from the french for 40 million dollars and mewhile we helped panama leaves the control of columbia -
Start of the main work
This year the work actully started in the cananl and 3 set locks were made to allow ships and such to pass through the ithumus -
The canal is DONE!
This year the cananl is finsihed after thousands of deaths and 352 million dollars later the most effecent lock and trading route in history -
Carter gives our canal away
On this day Presenent Carter signed away our owener ship rights to the canal to leader of panama at the time Omar Torrieos.
