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December 1, 1990
Chunnel makes breakthrough
Shortly after 11 a.m. on December 1, 1990, 132 feet below the English Channel, workers drill an opening the size of a car through a wall of roc... MORE >
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Trains passing through the “Chunnel” speed between Paris and London in about 3 hours; direct London-Brussels trains make their run in 3 hours and 15 minutes.
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