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Explosion between the Atlantic and Pacific ocean
October 10, 1913 is when Woodrow Wilson made an explosion connecting the pacific and Atlantic ocean. This is how the panama Canal got to be over the Atlantic and pacific ocean. -
First automobile to cross Canal
January 7, 1914 this is when the bridge was getting to the years of ending building. The first automobile went across. The automobile was able to cross so then they opened it. -
The First Steamboat went across
August 13, 1914 was the first steamboat to cross the Panama Canal. This was the largest steamboat to pass the Canal. The boat made it and it crossed the whole thing. -
Building the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was created in 1903- 1914. The first use was on August 15, 1914. The Panama Canal is a 48-mile bridge that connects the Atlantic ocean to the pacific. A treaty was then signed to build the Canal. -
Automobiles started using the Panama Canal
August 15, 1914 the building ended and automobiles and boats started using it. Later on in World War 1 they had to close it for safety. The whole project costed about $375 million approximately 8.6 billion now. -
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Construction was planned for the Canal
1935- 1939 additional construction was planned to happen on the canal. The people wanted to include extra water storage and more locks. However in 1939 the construction was canceled because of World War ll. -
Creating Locks for Wars
1939 they did construction to create locks to carry large U.S warships to defend the canal. The made this so the Canal would not get damaged during war. -
Expanding the Canal
October 22, 2006 there was a $5.2 billion was used to expand the Panama Canal. the vote of expanding the Canal was a big win for President Martin Torrijos, who called the expansion project a "chance of a lifetime" for Panama. -
Maximum Number of Containers
September 3, 2007 they finally made an official law for the Panama Canal. They made that the maximum number of 12,000 containers. Before there were only allowed 5,000 containers allowed. -
Adding a third Lane to the Panama Canal
2014 they added a third lane to the Canal. They made it so traffic from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the East Coast can get across. Finally, it was scheduled to be opened on Sunday.
