Timeline on Dutch History











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BBC. (2019, April 1). Netherlands country profile. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-17788624

Encyclopedia Britannica. (n.d.). Dutch East India Company. In Britannica.com. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dutch-East-India-Company

History.com Editors. (2019, September 13). The Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. History.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/netherlands-legalizes-same-sex-marriage

Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (2019). The Netherlands and human rights. https://www.government.nl/topics/human-rights/the-netherlands-and-human-rights

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. (n.d.). The Netherlands. Holocaust Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 22, 2025, from https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-netherlands











 

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