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Surprising co-owners Britain & France, Egyptian president Gamal Nasser nationalized it on July 26, 1956 |
the Suez Canal
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$400 |
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HISTORY |
2018-01-30 |
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a ship and a map on the monitor.) In 1869, the end of the glamorous tea clipper era was at hand; steamships could economically bring tea from China because they needed less coal with the opening of this waterway |
the Suez Canal
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$600 |
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THE 1860s |
2017-01-13 |
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This waterway was first excavated around the 1800s B.C.; excavation began on the present version April 25, 1859 |
the Suez Canal
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HISTORIC CONSTRUCTIONS |
2008-03-07 |
#5415 |
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In 1869 it cut the travel distance between London & Bombay by over 4,000 miles |
the Suez Canal
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$100 |
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HISTORY |
1994-11-04 |
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In April 1859 ground was broken for the building of this Middle East waterway |
the Suez Canal
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$200 |
DJ |
HISTORY |
1993-12-28 |
#2147 |
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Opened in 1869, blocked by ships sunk in the Six-Day War & reopened in 1975 |
the Suez Canal
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$200 |
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HISTORY |
1986-10-20 |
#486 |