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Fast Facts: Panama Canal Opens for Traffic in 1914

PANAMA一 On Aug. 15, 1914, the Panama Canal had its inaugural passage when the U.S. vessel Ancon, passed through its gates, according to an article from This Day in History

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The Great White Fleet sails past Santa Barbara, 1908

SANTA BARBARA—Pictured here, the Great White Fleet passes by Santa Barbara’s coastline in 1908. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt ordered this fleet of naval ships, all painted white, to sail around the