Timeline


YearHappening
0Very far away from Amsterdam, Jesus Christ born
12The Netherlands are occupied by the Roman Empire which teaches the Dutch how to pay taxes.
69First Dutch rebel Julius Civilis starts an uprise against the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire has occupied the lands of the Batavians, who live in what is now called The Netherlands. Julius Civilis fights with an uncommon slyness and Germanic cruelty, including betraying the Roman Empire and painting his hair red to scare away the enemy.
70After some original successes, the Batavian uprise is suppressed by the Roman Empire. However, the name Batavia still lives on in the 20th century in the brand name of a bicycle: Batavus.
400... or thereabout. The legendary St. Nicolaus is born. To Dutch legend, he was born in Spain and travels with his steam-boat to Holland every year, to hand out presents to the children.
754Priest and missionary Bonifatius is euthanised in Dokkum, Frysia.
1345First Battle for the freedom of Frysia at the Rea Klif (Red Cliff) near Warns
1421St. Elizabeth’s Flood. In the disaster many parts of Holland disappeared under the waves of the raving sea.
1480Grutte Pyr, Frysian fighter for independence and part time North Sea Pirate is born.
1482The notorious robber Jan van Schaffelaer fights gravity and high-anxiety when climbing the church tower of Barneveld, besieged by the enemy, only to try to euthanise himself by jumping off. He survives, but is euthanised by his enemies shortly after.
1568The Eighty Years War against the Spanish starts at Heiligerlee. Because the mercenaries are expensive and the taxes are not paid to the rebels, Willem I of Orange, leader of the Dutch, is always close to a loss.
1584Willem the Silent was illegally euthanised in his own court at Delft, Holland. The bullet-hole is to this date visible in the wall. The euthaniser must have hidden a cannon under his coat, judged by the size of the hole.
1600The Battle of Nieuwpoort. Nobody knows what it was about, and many have the wrong Nieuwpoort (Dutch) in mind when they hear the year.
1628Piet Hein the Pirate conquers legally the Spanish ‘silver fleet’
1648The republic of the seven united provinces becomes the first independent state of the Netherlands. The Dutch sense for good profit and sly trade is definitely settled.
1673The huge profits of the tulip trade come to a crash and many traders have to face bankruptcy.
1715Rembrandt van Rijn paints The Nightwatch.
1830The Belgians are fed up with the Dutch and form their own nation.
1831Jan van Speijk performs the greatest blow job ever in The Netherlands by blowing himself and the ship he and his enemies are on to smithereens in an act of patriotic self-euthanasia.
1873Holland’s most famous brewery is established
1940The second world war reaches Holland unexpectedly fast - usually it takes some years before Holland joins in world wide projects. In the last year of the war, the Dutch got to know the nutritious benefits of tulips.
1945End of the second world war.
1953A catastrophical flood sweeps away large parts of Zeeland and other coastal provinces.
1972The first Dutch coffeeshop (hashbar) is opened in Amsterdam. It is called Mellow Yellow.
1974Prophet and saviour Johan Cruijff leads the fight against the Germans, but looses. However, he rises again and his disciples claim he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
2001The legal gay marriage was introduced. Of course, like all other people, the gay couples hat to pay a lot of taxes to get married.
xxxAfter some major incidents abroad, the United States of America are scrambled like a breakfast egg. The discussion about borders, taxes and the lot takes years.
xxxThe Scrambled States set up their Tourist Breeding Program (TBP). Texas goes first, soon followed by New York and Florida.
xxxThe First Flood of the series in the Great Flood washes away a lot of land. It was Hendrik the Hero who saved a lot of land. In the next flood, the King of The Netherlands is sadly drowned while on a visit to the ruined villages of Zeeland. The Queen takes over the leadership of the country.
xxxAlex X declares himself King of Holland and announces independence. This starts the Double Dutch War. With the Hippy Army on his side, he fights for the recognition of his claim to be the true heir to the throne.
xxxThe Queen tries to buy New York (back), to use it as a capital for the Netherlands
xxxThe Frysian Uprise reaches Germany. The Germans arrest most Frysian anarchists, and enlarge the Spandau Prison in Berlin to have them all imprisoned.
xxxMore floods torture The Netherlands. The FIOD now uses arms to get the necessary taxes paid.
xxxThe Queen uses nuclear weapons and nukes parts of Holland. Most Dutch cities are destroyed, many civilians are illegally euthanised, others try to flee.
xxxThe Spandau Prison is enlarged again, to house illegal immigrants from Holland, and now reaches the outer limits of Berlin, where a high wall is built. Once you get in, you probably won't get out again.
xxxNew York is nuked by the Queen, as revenge for the fact that this old part of Holland, formerly known as New Amsterdam, is not on sale. The New Yorkers start to build New New-York soon after, using TBP-GenTech to have a shield against the radiac pollution.
xxxThe Transgression is over, and the North Sea calms down. The Dutch rebuild their country as much as they can. The FIOD has become a more or less independent institute to collect taxes. The IR$ doesn’t mind as long as they get their money.
xxxIn an attempt to get his own nuclear power, King Alex X has the Amsterdam Atom build. However, at the first try-out, there is a meltdown that is later known as the Mokum Meltdown. Thousands of civilians are affected by it, many are euthanised by it. The insurance claims against Amsterdam Atom lead the state of Holland into a permanent state of bankruptcy. However, the weeds in the Amsterdam Arena grow better than ever before.
xxxThe Queen and King Alex X sign a peace treaty. The frontiers are planned, and the rules for tax paying are described. The Frysian leaders claim they are no leaders and refuse to sign.
xxxToday, Mad Jack will wake up and face his worst enemy, Mijnheer Jansen from FIOD.


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