Panama Canal Treaty signed

Panama Canal Treaty signed

November 18, 2009 05:00:00 am

On November 18, 1903, Panama and the United States signed a treaty on the proposed Panama Canal.

Read the full text of the Convention for the Construction of a Ship Canal.

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University of Alabama desegregated after governor ends blockade

On June 11, 1963, the University of Alabama desegregated when Governor George Wallace, facing Alabama National Guard troops federalized by President Kennedy, ended his blockade of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and allowed two African-American students to enroll. Watch President Kennedy's Civil Rights speech, delivered on this day.