"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - President Ronald Reagan
Sunday, August 25, 2024
August 1914: The Panama Canal opened for traffic
A little history today. The Panama Canal has another birthday this month. The engineers selected the location in 1906 and construction began in 1909. As we understand, they moved 240 million cubic yards of earth and spent more than US$ 400 million. It was finally opened for traffic on this day in 1914.
