Record Data Place Unit Type Nation Containing Unit Europe Events Date Type 11/24/1861 In Europe's Low Countries, a new railroad line links Liège in Belgium and Maastricht in southern Holland Business/Industry 02/01/1861 Several breaches in the dikes begin the deadly inundation of large areas of central Holland Crime/Disasters 07/01/1863 The Netherlands abolishes African slavery in the Dutch West Indies Slavery/Abolition 06/25/1866 The United States and several European powers sign a joint trade agreement with Japan. US/the World 11/26/1861 Wreckage of missing Prussian warship found along the Dutch coast Crime/Disasters Major Topics 19th-Century Immigration People Birthplace of Kalbfleisch, Martin Places Name Type Amsterdam, Netherlands City or Town Documents Date Title 02/13/1861 Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “The Irrepressible Conflict,” February 13, 1861 Images Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, 1857, zoomable map
