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July 20, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
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December 29, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
January 10, 2006	Featured article candidate	Promoted
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Merged History section with Article History of the Panama Canal

I have just merged the History section which had grown up in this article with the already existing article History of the Panama Canal. There will inevitably be duplications. Any compressions, refinements, etc. should be made in that article. SRamzy (talk) 14:58, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Panama Canal

It would be nice if someone could include the amount of revenue that was collected especially through the early years and who it was dispersed to. 2603:7081:333E:DA80:6CA4:D94A:3D59:EE9 (talk) 17:27, 25 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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For the 21st century section, I recommend adding this: On December 24, a protest is held at the U.S. Embassy in Panama City over Trump's threat to take back the Panama Canal. Protesters also refer to him as a "public enemy" of Panama.^[1]^[2] 217.180.201.163 (talk) 00:15, 26 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have added the requested comment to the article History of the Panama Canal. SRamzy (talk) 10:14, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Added to the History article instead. Martinevans123 (talk) 10:19, 27 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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What I think should be changed (format using {{textdiff}}): Change "Each of these channels are" in the fourth paragraph of the "Third set of locks project (expansion)" section to "Each of these channels is".
Why it should be changed: The subject of this sentence is "Each", meaning "Each one"; a singular subject requires a singular verb. The incorrect plural verb was presumably used because of "channels", but this word is the object of the preposition "of", not the, and should not be used to affect the verb.

67.231.67.253 (talk) 00:08, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done

SRamzy (talk) 17:25, 21 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Source #1 circles back

Source #1 links to a .com website, which then cites this Wikipedia article as its source. As they are using each other as sources, this source should be removed or changed to an actual source. 128.115.190.35 (talk) 14:48, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Circular reference removed. Thanks for noticing this, SRamzy (talk) 21:21, 24 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: History 216 Modern Latin America

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— Assignment last updated by Katherine.Holt (talk) 01:35, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

please have students address the unbalanced section on US expansion: sources like this e.g.https://www.tpr.org/history/2025-03-05/a-look-at-the-human-toll-of-the-construction-of-the-panama-canal-. Wuerzele (talk) 02:00, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Shaping of the Modern World

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— Assignment last updated by DocBui (talk) 23:03, 10 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241224-panamanians-protest-public-enemy-trump-s-canal-threat

[2] ttps://www.dw.com/en/panama-protesters-say-enemy-trump-must-leave-canal-alone/a-71156004

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