The 26th U.S. President’s presence on the Isthmus of Panama is inextricably linked to the construction of the Panama Canal. His visit in 1906, the first by a sitting U.S. president to... Read more »
President Theodore Roosevelt’s role in the creation of the Republic of Panama is a pivotal moment in both Panamanian and American history. His administration’s support for Panamanian independence from Colombia in 1903... Read more »
The 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, commemorated the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase. A commemorative coin, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition dollar, was initially proposed to celebrate both this and... Read more »