2016 ⟶ Expanded Panama Canal Opens for Commercial Traffic

A third set of locks in the Panama Canal opens for commercia...
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🚢 Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic

Erie Canal opens in New York connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.⟶
Erie Canal Opens, Connecting Great Lakes to Atlantic (1825)
TransportationInfrastructureTradeEconomic DevelopmentCanalsNew YorkExpansion
United StatesUnited States

🚢 Panama Canal Opens

August 15: Panama Canal opens.⟶
Panama Canal Opens (1914)
CanalsTradeShippingInfrastructurePanamaTransportationImperialismEconomic Development
PanamaPanamaUnited StatesUnited States

🇵🇦 United States Invasion of Panama

December 20: The United States invasion of Panama begins.⟶
United States Invasion of Panama (1989)
Military InterventionCold WarUS Foreign PolicyInvasion
United StatesUnited StatesPanamaPanama

💻 eBay Founded

September 3: eBay is founded by Pierre Omidyar.⟶
eBay Founded (1995)
E-commerceInternetEntrepreneurshipRetailGlobalization
United StatesUnited States

🚢 Expanded Panama Canal Opens for Commercial Traffic

A third set of locks in the Panama Canal opens for commercial traffic.⟶
Expanded Panama Canal Opens for Commercial Traffic (2016)
Panama CanalTradeShippingInfrastructureGlobal EconomyLogisticsExpansionMaritime TransportGlobalization
PanamaPanamaUnited StatesUnited States