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Curacao: Key Historical Dates and Events
1915 - Royal Dutch Shell built oil refinery in Curacao
1954 - Curacao became seat of government for the Netherlands Antilles
1968 - International school started on the island
1984 - National flag and official anthem of Curacao inaugurated
1985 - Shell closed oil refinery in Curacao
1997 - United Nations named Willemstad a World Heritage Site on the island
2006 - World Baseball Classic held in Curacao
2007 - Netherlands Antilles declared Dutch, Papiamento, and English official languages on the island
2010 - Netherlands Antilles dissolved; Curacao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; tropical
storm Tomas struck Curacao, caused widespread flooding.
