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Monday 25th of April 1859

165 years ago



British and French engineers start digging the Suez Canal in Port Said, Port Said, Egypt.

The excavation took some 10 years using forced labour of Egyptian workers during the first years. The inauguration of the Suez Canal was on 17 November 1869.


More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal