Category: Dutch Celebratory Days

Celebrating Dutch-American Heritage Day!

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Today we celebrate Dutch-American Heritage Day in the U.S.! President Bush declared this day in 1991 to honor the long standing friendship between the United States and The Netherlands. (Read President Bush’s Proclamation here from November 14, 1991 declaring November 16, 1991 officially as “Dutch-American Heritage Day”.) Don’t confuse this with …

Happy Dutch-American Friendship Day!

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Stefan and I are doing our part in keeping Dutch/American relations strong! I learned a little background about this day… The Netherlands was the first country to recognize (even if unofficially) the independence of the United States (yeah Dutchies!)! When John Adams bought a house in the Hague, it became …