Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom Park plays host to a holiday party like no other with Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, held select nights from Nov. 7 to Dec. 22, 2016. Enjoy live entertainment, spectacular fireworks and a jolly holiday parade with Mickey, Santa and other familiar Disney friends.
2001 by Jon Richards. Peter Minuit is said to have purchased the island of Manhattan in the year 1626 for about $24 worth of beads. If instead of buying Manhattan he had put the $24 into a bank account paying 6% compound interest per year and left the money there continuously, today he would have a bank account of approximately $65 billion, ignoring income taxes.
The Dutch Arrive on Manhattan Island: An Indian Perspective. Henry Hudson, employed by the Dutch India Company, anchored off of Manhattan in 1609 and traded with local Indians. Hudson then headed up the river (later named the Hudson River) seeking Northwest Passage to Asia. Other Dutch settlers soon followed.