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December 1st

By: Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
December 1, 2014

On this day in 1990, the Channel Tunnel, or “Chunnel”, made its breakthrough 132 feet below the English Channel. The tunnel connects England and France by a massive rail tunnel, and on this day both sides of construction met. (Above is a diagram and map of the tunnel)

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Michael Albanese
Michael Albanese, Fall Editior & Public Relations Manager
Michael Albanese is a senior at Colonia High School, and he has been a resident of Colonia, NJ his entire life. He enjoys secular courses like history and reading/writing, rather than math classes and is interested in sociopolitical culture. Albanese likes to write about society and entertainment and hopes to make a career in media. Michael enjoys travelling, and there are few places he wouldn’t want to visit. The internet and social media are a big part of Albanese's life, but he also enjoys time spent with family and friends.
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