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Wikipedia's[1][2][3] canal and SS Ancon articles, History and Headlines[4] and Constituting America[5] all give 15 August 1914 for the opening transit of SS Ancon. SS Cristobal made an unofficial ocean-to-ocean transit on 3 August 1914.The Panama Canal opened to commercial traffic on 15 August 1914 when the Panama Railroad steamer SS Ancon made the first official transit. The outbreak of World War I cancelled the planned grand celebration.
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