Rotterdam history It is the city of 'no words, but deeds' and a rich history. The development of the city which was slowly, compared to cities like Dordrecht and Vlaardingen, but that is more than compensated for in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Day when a whole series of historical stories about Rotterdam. The Bellebom and the bombing of 1940 to the present time near the Art theft from the Kunsthal.
Rotterdam has its own version of Woodstock: the Holland Pop Festival 26 June 1970 It has also been called the Dutch answer to Woodstock: the Holland Pop Festival. Around the 100.000 visitors in the Kralingse Bos watch artists such as Jefferson Airplane, Santana and Pink Floyd. Soft drug use is also turned a blind eye by the police.
For millions stolen from Kunsthal 16 October 2012 ROTTERDAM - seven works tonight stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal. The works of famous ...
TV action "Ship Ahoy’ great success 14 October 1970 Op 14 oktober 1970 In Rotterdam, money is collected with the 'Schip Ahoy' campaign for a new hospital ship of the Red Cross. There is 5 million needed and that is very well achieved.
TV action "Ship Ahoy’ great success 14 October 1970 Op 14 oktober 1970 In Rotterdam, money is collected with the 'Schip Ahoy' campaign for a new hospital ship of the Red Cross. There is 5 million needed and that is very well achieved.
"Large-scale fraud in Rotterdam City Hall’ 24 September 1999 ROTTERDAM - On the Rotterdam city hall has been committed for years on a large scale fraud. Drank, equipment and smoking ...
Dozens of arrests at first 'Provo happening’ in Rotterdam 14 May 1966 ROTTERDAM - In Rotterdam this evening at the first event in the city of Provo 33 arrested youths. The meeting...
Rotterdam will get "small Manhattan on the Maas’ 3 June 1987 Op 3 juni 1987 the municipality of Rotterdam presents the plans for the Kop van Zuid. It must be a Manhattan on the Maas, with a lot of high-rise buildings.
Cityhopper Rotterdam killed in Moerdijk 6 October 1981 ZEVENBERGEN - A Cityhopper NLM which was en route from Rotterdam to Eindhoven crashed at ...
Sparta champion after winning Olympic Stadium 17 May 1959 Sparta is a champion after 0-4 Winning at DWS Amsterdam. It is still the only championship of the club in the Premier League.
Hard action in the Waalhaven: Greenpeace blocks German poison ships 21 May 1980 Op 21 mei 1980 two Greenpeace ships are blocking two German ships that are going to discharge chemical waste into the North Sea. The blockade lasts almost a week. The poison dump continues, yet Greenpeace speaks of a success.
'De Lift’ first used by trains 31 October 1927 Op 31 oktober 1927 is' The Hef in Rotterdam for the first time by rail.
Deaths and injuries in fireworks show in Rotterdam 16 August 1945 ROTTERDAM - In the event of an accident during a fireworks show, at least five people in the center of Rotterdam were killed tonight..
Boy (13) shot after throwing snowballs 1 February 2003 ROTTERDAM - Near Subway Slinge in Rotterdam Pendrecht a boy seriously injured in a shooting ....
Students occupy church of Rotterdam church demolition 17 January 1972 ROTTERDAM - The protest against the demolition of the Queen Church in Rotterdam reaches a new high. Ten...
Ravage in Hoogvliet and Spijkenisse after 'Flop Pernis’ 20 January 1968 Spijkenisse and Hoogvliet are many thousands of diamonds killed by an explosion at Shell Pernis. With that blow two people died. Then came a huge blaze.
