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New Amsterdam becomes New York - Sep 08, 1664 - HISTORY.com

On this day in History, New Amsterdam becomes New York on Sep 08, 1664. Learn more about what happened today on History.
Tags: Dutch new York, New Amsterdam, Peter Stuyvesant, New Netherland, Richard Nicoll, new York history, Duke of York, Manhattan, west India company

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