1914
The Panama Canal was completed and put into use on August 15,1914. The building of the Panama Canal took about 14years in total.The total amount of people involved in the Creation of the Panama Canal is 56,307. In addition, out of the 56,307 workers about 12,000 were Europe, 31,00 were West Indies, 11,000 were from the United States and the rest were from an unknown origin. The first ceremonial crossing of the Panama Canal happened on August 15,1914, when the SS Ancon traveled through the canal on its grand opening.