On December 1, 1990, over 130 feet below the English Channel, both British and French workers drill an opening through a rock. The rock was the only thing that is blocking the workers from connecting Britain to mainland Europe. Last time Britain was linked to Europe was more than 8,000 years ago.

The “Chunnel” was not a new idea. It had been suggested as early as 1802. It wasn’t until the late 1980s the technology for the “Chunnel” was invented. During the year of 1986 both nations (France and Great Britain) signed, which allowed the tunnel cross borders from Folkestone, England to Calais, France.

During the next four years, over 10,000 workers dug 95 miles of tunnels at a depth of 150 feet below sea level. There was three connected tunnels with a railroad in each one of them. The “Chunnel” had a price tag of $15 billion.

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