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The Netherlands was inhabited by several different tribes and was under the Roman Empire up to the late 15th century when it was unified under the the rule of the Habsburg Empire. At this point, however, it also included Belgium
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The Netherlands declared their independence from Hadsburg
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The Netherlands declared their independence from Hadsburg
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At this point the French took over, then splitting the country into two parts, one part became Belgium
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The country was officially the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and was a monarchy
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At this point, the Netherlands officially became a constitutional monarchy
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The Netherlands was taken over by Germany and many Jews were consequently persecuted under German rule. Most famously Anne Frank, a hidden Jewish person who kept a diary of her experiences.
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The Netherlands became one of the founding members of Eurozone, which meant they adopted the euro as their form of currency
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Parliament passed a bill making the marriage law read: “A marriage can be contracted by two people of different or the same sex”.
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Pim Fortyn was assassinated, mainly due to his negative views of Islam. Being an author, civil servant, sociologist and professor, he attempted to influence the Dutch to toughen their immigration policy regarding Islamic people, also encouraging the possibility of a cold war with the Islams.
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One of the largest space companies in the Netherlands is acquired by EADS SPACE (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company), a European corporation aiming to develop, market and improve various manufactured machines related to space travel and more.
