<span>The first European explorers to come to Island Southeast Asia were the "Dutch", who came in the 1500s searching for spices, since they eventually set up the infamous "Dutch East India Company"--which served Europe for many years. </span>
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Black History Month is an annual observance originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month.
Also called: African-American History Month
Observed by: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands
Date: February (North America); October (Europe)
Significance: Celebration of African-American history
The Lincoln–Douglas debates (also known as The Great Debates of 1858) were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and incumbent Senator Stephen Douglas, the Democratic Party candidate.