You will find quite a bit about
Canal Zone and the latest goings-on
in Panama. It is quite likely you will
find something in these sites that will
bring back memories of the life down there.

For memorabelias on the Canal Zone, click on photos.
When finished with this section; next click on links
and on Panama Canal--where you will be
linked to CZBrats to check out a whole lot more
about the latest goings-on in Panama; and much more
about the Canal Zone.

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by signing the guest book and sending a note by E-Mail ~Important facts~

On April 18, 1978, the U.S. Senate voted 68-32 to turn the Panama Canal over to Panamanian control on December 31, 1999.

Sunday, August 15, 1999, marked the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal; the last commemoration before Panama takes control of the waterway. Under a 1977 agreement, the United States will cede the control of the canal and its facilities to Panama on December 31st; ending its military presence in the Central American country. Panama has already taken control of most canal functions.

On July 31, 1981, the leader of Panama, Omar Torrijos, died in a plane crash.

On Tuesday, July 11, 1934, Franklin Roosevelt became the first U.S. president to travel through the Panama Canal.

On September 2, 1901, Vice President Theodore Roosevelt offered the advice; "Speak softly and carry a big stick," in a speech at the Minnesota State Fair.

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