William Taylor had an extraordinary life and spent seven years working on the canal. He is buried with his wife Rita in ...

The US took over a bankrupt French project, backed an independence movement, and paid a $25 million ransom to get the marvel ...

and the future neutrality of the Panama Canal. Former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt liked to boast “I took Panama,” a reference to his role in the country’s breakaway from Colombia and ...

While Theodore Roosevelt said America should “speak softly and carry a big stick”, its President today is unafraid to raise ...

The tiny Central American country has been a staunch ally since former President Theodore Roosevelt was the ... are “controlling” the canal and has stated Panama is overcharging the U.S ...

In 1902 the U.S. Senate approved the building of the canal in Panama, but then the Colombian congress rejected the deal, hoping to renegotiate for more money. Not to be deterred, Roosevelt wielded ...