Peter Stuyvesant (ca. 1610-1672), Dutch director general of the New Netherland colony in America, was compelled to surrender his colony to England. The last and most efficient of Dutch proconsuls in the European struggle for control of North America,...

c.1610 Scherpenzeel, Netherlands 1672 Manhattan, New York Dutch director general of New Netherland Portrait: Peter Stuyvesant....

Peter Stuyvesant (also Pieter or Petrus) (c. 1612 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early...

outspoken reader, here's a little more about the latest debate going on with the Atlantic Yards Project. Years ago, Barclays Bank in England was involved in the slave trade and did business with South Africa during apartheid. Today, they've got the naming rights for the...

Today is Friday, May 11, the 131st day of 2007. There are 234 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 11, 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established.On this date:In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip...