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Thursday, September 24, 2009
Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to Great Britain
On September 24, 1664, the Netherlands surrendered New Amsterdam to Great Britain, which changed the city's name to New York.
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about New Amsterdam from the New Netherland Project.
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