15 August 1914 August 14, 2011 Author: Staff The cargo ship, Ancon, becomes the first to go through the newly opened Panama Canal. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be." Pete Seeger — Click here for more from Pete Seeger Related posts: 3 August 1914 Categories: History Tags: 15 August, 1914