Woodrow Wilson Triggers Gamboa Dike Explosion, Panama Canal Completion, October 10, 1913
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson triggers the explosion of the Gamboa Dike, completing major construction on the Panama Canal.
Date: October 10, 1913
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