Nine justices serve on the u.s. supreme court. the number nine is and odd number. is having an odd number of justices important to the makeup of the court?

The Panama Canal The Spanish-American War had shown the need for a shorter water passage between the east coast and the west coast of the United States. After helping Panama gain its independence from Columbia in 1903, the United States purchased a 10 mile wide strip of land through which the Panama Canal was built.

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