Netherlands

Place Unit Type
Nation
Containing Unit
Europe
Date Type
In Europe's Low Countries, a new railroad line links Liège in Belgium and Maastricht in southern Holland Business/Industry
Several breaches in the dikes begin the deadly inundation of large areas of central Holland Crime/Disasters
The Netherlands abolishes African slavery in the Dutch West Indies Slavery/Abolition
The United States and several European powers sign a joint trade agreement with Japan. US/the World
Wreckage of missing Prussian warship found along the Dutch coast Crime/Disasters
19th-Century Immigration
Birthplace of
Name Type
Amsterdam, Netherlands City or Town
Date Title
Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “The Irrepressible Conflict,” February 13, 1861
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