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Saint Lawrence Seaway Opens

United States · Economy / Infrastructure. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1959

Dwight David Eisenhower25 April 1959

Saint Lawrence Seaway · Economy / Infrastructure

The Saint Lawrence Seaway opens to navigation, completing a major United States-Canadian infrastructure project backed by Eisenhower.

Names involved

Dwight David Eisenhower

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