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1850
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedGjertrud is 1Read more
The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.
Source: Jødeparagrafen
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1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiGjertrud is 3
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceGjertrud is 4Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
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1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneGjertrud is 4
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerGjertrud is 4
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayGjertrud is 4Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVGjertrud is 9
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningGjertrud is 10
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeGjertrud is 10
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Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAGjertrud is 11
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActGjertrud is 12
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaGjertrud is 15
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingGjertrud is 15
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaGjertrud is 15
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Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
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1865NorwayThe census of 1865Gjertrud is 15Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1866NorwayThe emigration waveGjertrud is 16Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
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1870
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