Modern Marvels Season 1 Episode 3
The Panama Canal
Chronicles one of the most incredible engineering feats of all time: construction of the 51-mile canal that took 10 years to build and employed over 40,000 workers, 6,000 of whom died of yellow fever, malaria, and other horrors. An earlier, 9-year attempt by the French ended in failure and cost 20,000 lives.
1 - 6Mt. Rushmore.Apr. 11, 1994- 1 - 5Transatlantic CableMar. 27, 1994
- 1 - 4Cruise ShipsMar. 20, 1994
- 1 - 3The Panama CanalMar. 04, 1994
- 1 - 2The Empire State BuildingJan. 21, 1994
- 1 - 1Grand Coulee DamnDec. 10, 1993
