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Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
On August 24, 1909, construction crews began pouring the first concrete for the locks of the Panama Canal, a monumental engineering project.
On August 24, 1909, American and Panamanian workers poured the initial concrete at the Miraflores lock site, marking a key milestone in the Panama Canal’s construction.
Engineers had redesigned the canal with a lock-based system after the failure of the earlier French attempt.
Over the next decade, massive quantities of concrete and steel would shape the canal’s three-lock system, enabling ships to bypass the isthmus.
The project faced challenges including tropical disease, harsh terrain, and political complexities.
Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal transformed global trade by linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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