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MMC acquires half of the Dutch government's 16.7% holding in Netherlands Car B.V., bringing its equity interest up to 50% (15% stake held by MMC affiliates included). June Nagoya Motor Vehicle Works, Mizushima Motor Vehicle Works and Tokyo Motor Vehicle Works renamed "Nagoya Plant," "...
government resumed converting paper currency into gold.[258] [259] * In the early 19th century, Britain officially adopted the gold standard.[260] During the 1870s, Germany, Holland, Austro-Hungary, Russia, Scandinavia, and France also switched to the gold standard.[261] * In 1900, the...