Daily Archives: August 15, 2024

Panama Canal officially opens as SS Ancon crosses 51-mile waterway 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1914)

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Video: '15th August 1914: The Panama Canal officially opened with the transit of SS Ancon'

(Saturday, August 15, 1914, 4:00 p.m. EST, during World War I) — The Panama Canal, an artificial 51-mile waterway cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, officially opened today with the cargo ship SS Ancon crossing the just-completed passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Continue reading Panama Canal officially opens as SS Ancon crosses 51-mile waterway 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1914) →

‘I Should Have Known Better’ by The Beatles peaks at #53 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay (Aug 15 1964)

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(Saturday, August 15, 1964) — “I Should Have Known Better” by The Beatles peaked at #53 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Should Have Known Better’ by The Beatles peaks at #53 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay (Aug 15 1964) →