March 3, 1904: The U.S. Arrives in Panama - The Wallace Years President Roosevelt establishes the Isthmian Canal Commission (ICC) to see through the construction of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to ... a treaty allowing a U.S.-led team to begin construction. Some 5,600 workers died later during the ...

Philippe Bunau-Varilla, The Man Behind the Panama Canal by GA Anguizola (Rowman and Littlefield, 1980) The Story of the Panama Canal (Cornerstones of Freedom) by R Conrad Stein and Keith Neely ...

Controversy over CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its Panama Canal ports took another turn after Hong Kong’s leader broke his silence and said the city “will handle the deal in accordance ...

"We certainly respect the sovereignty of the Panamanians," the U.S. defense secretary said before departing the country back to Washington.