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| 1 | 1890 | - 1890: An ancient cannon has been found in Bredevoort. When this is fired during a celebration, it explodes killing two children.
- 1890: An horse-drawn omnibus starts a regular service between Dinxperlo and Terborg. Each trip could take 10 people and 250 kg of cargo.
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| 2 | 1891 | - 1891: Dinxperlo gets its own department of the 'Geldersch-Overijsselse Maatschappij van Landbouw', a society to improve agriculture techniques.
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| 3 | 1896 | - 1896: A dairy processor is opened in Dinxperlo.
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| 4 | 1902 | - 1902: A cooperative bank is established in Dinxperlo.
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| 5 | 1903 | - 1903: About 2/3 of the workers are involved in a railroad strike in Winterswijk to improve working conditions and wages.
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| 6 | 1908 | - 1908: The hamlet of De Heurne near Dinxperlo gets their own church.
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| 7 | 1911 | - 1911: The smallest church in the Netherlands, de Rietstap, is built in Dinxperlo. The owner had inherited money on the provision he would build a church.
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| 8 | 1914 | - 1914: As a result of the 'great war', traffic ceases to flow between the Achterhoek and Germany.
- 1914: For the first time, an aircraft is spotted in the sky above Dinxperlo.
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| 9 | 1922 | - 1922: Salt is found when drilling for natural resources in Winterswijk.
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Achterhoek Ancestors
1887 - 1922 (34 years)