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The North Atlantic Canal, better known as the Panama Canal was first started by the French in 1880. They abandoned it in 1893, after the controlling company went bankrupt.
The Americans started work on it on May 4 1904, and finished 10 years later in 1914, two years ahead of schedule.

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