The Surprising History of New York City's Name: From New Amsterdam to The Big Apple

Did you know that the city that never sleeps was once called New Amsterdam? In this video, we explore the fascinating history behind the renaming of the city to New York, and the cultural impact that the Dutch settlers had on the region.

[conned]

N did you know new york was born out of a Nutmeg? ( Far away in Java of Indonesia)?..

[gulyetertopcu]

And thats how Netherlands got his handa into suriname

[Deltejicar]

And did you know 9/11 was in Manhattan

[Aussienoobß]

The Netherlands had so much colonial potential

[gunzborgia]

The founder was the son of a Dutch Muslim pirate from Morocco…. A Barbary pirate.