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1/2 a ton of TNT blasted off the last "wall" still dividing the two halves of the tunnel. The 7 mile tunnel was drilled through Mont Blanc Europes highest peak in 3 1/2 years at a cost of 32,000,000 dollars and 17 lives. Miners from both sides rushed towards one another after the smoke had faded away. They hugged & cheered, toasted Italy and France with french champage and Italian spumante, sang alpine songs and celebrated the historical break through in the most informal but sincere way. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/80579b5b65b041979464801f98e7a029 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork