In Panama, a minor scuffle between an American sailor and a local fruit vendor turns violent

In Panama, a minor scuffle between an American sailor and a local fruit vendor turns violent, causing the death of 14 U.S. citizens and creating a diplomatic crisis over the increasing American presence in Central America. (By Brian Bockelman)
Source Citation
Lars Schoultz, Beneath the United States: A History of U.S. Policy Toward Latin America (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1998), 66.
    Date Certainty
    Exact
    Type
    Military/Violent
    Relevance
    Personal
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