While the events of this week at the Suez Canal have been extremely costly, this is certainly not the first time the Suez Canal has stoked international controversy.
Let's take a quick look at the history.
Here’s a fun fact for you...
Did you know that the Suez Canal was a publicly traded company?
This excellent chart from @GlobalFinData shows the stock returns from IPO in 1862 through the 1930s.