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Panama became independent from spain and became a part of the Confederacy of Gran Colombia
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The Panama Railway was built during the 1850s. It was the first Transcontinental railway of the New World. It crosses the isthmus from Colon to Panama City.
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During the 1880s, france attempted to construct the panama canal but failed because of poor planning, disease among the workers, construction problems, and inadequate financing.
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The United States buys the rights to build the panama canal and controls it for over a century
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Theodore Roosevelt visited Panama and became the first US President to make an official visit outside the US
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The Panama Canal was finished when President Woodrow Wilson triggered a blast which exploded the Gamboa Dike
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The panama canal was officially opened. It is 40 miles long and it cost $375 million to build.
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In 1968, President Arias allowed women to vote
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Nicolas Ardito Barletta elected president in 1984
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The Torrijos-Carter treaty is signed handing over control of the Panama Canal to Panama from the US
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Mireya Moscoso becomes the first female president in panama
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Voters agree with $5.2 billion plan to upgrade the canal which will double the capacity.
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Work is started to widen the Panama Canal
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The first time a Russion war ship has been through since World War 2
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Three years before the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal, a chinese freighter becomes the millionth ship to pass through it.
