Peter Minuit (1580-1638) was director general of the New Netherland colony in America and founder of New Amsterdam. He later became first governor of New Sweden.Of Huguenot Walloon descent, Peter Minu...
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Today is Friday, May 4, the 124th day of 2007. There are 241 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 4, 1945, during World War II, German forces in the Netherlands, Denmark and no...
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Peter Minuit
Today in history - May 4
