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Illustration of the Dutch East India Company ship Vergulde Draeck, which sank off the coast of Western Australia in 1656 after striking a reef north of Perth.
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Possible 1656 Dutch East India Company shipwreck survivor camp found in Australia
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Beschuit met muisjes, a traditional Dutch snack to celebrate the birth of a child
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The popularity of Dutch first names now able to be traced back to 1790
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Large Roman army camp in Velsen
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Traces of large Roman army camp discovered in Velsen
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A 1987 Ferrari 3.2 Mondial found in the IJ River near Javakade. July 9, 2020
Weird
New life sought for 1987 Ferrari fished out of Amsterdam waterway
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Canon of the Netherlands
Politics
New Dutch Canon updated to include more diverse perspectives
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Plakkaat van Verlatinghe
Politics
Display Dutch independence documents in "proud, prominent" location: Politicians
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Tradesmans plaques on the wall of Amsterdam Museum
Art
Amsterdam Museum permanently drops term “Golden Age” as perception of history changes
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Design Museum Den Bosch
Art
Extra security measures taken around Nazi Design exhibit in Den Bosch
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Part of Utrecht's first city wall from the 12th century found during the replacement of heat pipes, 21 August 2019
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Utrecht’s 12th century city wall uncovered
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Slave Trade: Mauritshuis museum removes namesake’s bust over slavery debate
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Nature
Historic shipwrecks need protection from looters: Coastal communities
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Nazi soldiers in WWII
Politics
Former fascist talks about growing up pro-Hitler
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The Honor List of the Fallen 1940 - 1945, located in the Netherlands' parliament building in The Hague
Politics
Nazi informant removed from Dutch WWII List of the Fallen
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Meinoud Rost van Tonningen at his wedding to Florentine Heubel, 21 December 1940
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Dutch Nazi collaborators attempted Netherlands coup before German invasion
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Mata Hari
Art
Mata Hari's possessions auctioned for €45,000
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Multatuli Museum in Amsterdam
Art
1930 letter by widow of Dutch author Multatuli surfaces in Groningen
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Hollandsche Schouwburg, Plantage Middenlaan, Amsterdam
Crime
Nazi photographer mistaken as Jewish Holocaust victim for decades
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Poem handwritten by Anne Frank goes up for auction
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Hr. Ms. De Ruyter
Crime
Graves of 900 Dutch soldiers disappear in Indonesia
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Politics
Kristallnacht memorialised in Amsterdam
Crime
Some 400 paratroopers jump in WWII Battle of Arnhem anniversary
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Science
Mussolini letter to future citizens found hidden under obelisk: Dutch researchers
Art
Mystery solved: Vincent van Gogh cut off his entire left ear
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Van Gogh's suicide weapon heading to Amsterdam