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Royal Palace of Amsterdam Amsterdam, one of Europe's capitals, has many attractions for visitors. The city's most famous sight is the 17th-century canals of Amsterdam (in Dutch: grachtengordel), located in the heart of Amsterdam, have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Museums Main article: List of museums in Amsterdam Nemo museum in Amsterdam The Rijksmuseum is the national museum ...
The Dutch government proposed that a permanent national World War II monument be placed there. While planning was ongoing, a temporary monument was erected on the Dam in 1947, designed by A. J. van de Steur and Auke Komter. It consisted of 11 urns with soil from World War II execution grounds and war cemeteries in each of the Dutch provinces. [3]
4 March 2012: Brazzaville arms dump blasts at Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 296+ 18 March 1937: New London School explosion at New London, Texas, United States 291 29 December 2001: Fireworks stand explosion in Lima, Peru. 235 bodies recovered, 144+ taken to hospital due to burns. [17] 286: 25 September 1911
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The death toll from Tropical Storm Irina in Madagascar is estimated at 65. (AFP via Google News) Archbishop Anatole Milandou of Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, reports that the church of St. Louis des Francais was completely leveled by a series of blasts that came from a nearby military base on Sunday morning, March 4. (Catholic World News)
3: The first Apple Store in The Netherlands opens in Amsterdam. 6: Teachers protest in the Amsterdam ArenA against announced cutbacks of 300 million euro. 20: Politician Hero Brinkman leaves the Party for Freedom (PVV) and continues in congress as an independent member.
The death toll from a tornado outbreak in the US reaches at least 36, with casualties reported in Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Georgia and Ohio. (BBC) (Reuters) (CNN) Two trains crash in the small Polish town of Szczekociny near Zawiercie , with 13 people killed and up to 50 people injured.