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The Panama Canal
7.7/10 · 22 votesMar 4, 199444 min
Ranked #3 of 5 in Season 1•matches the season avg
Chronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time: construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 years to build and employed over 40,000 workers, 6,000 of whom died of yellow fever, malaria, and other horrors. An earlier, 9-year attempt by the French
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Episode Summary
"The Panama Canal" is episode 3 of Modern Marvels season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 22 votes, ranking #3 of 5 episodes this season (season average 7.7). It aired on March 4, 1994.