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The life
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1851
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedEli is bornRead 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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 treeKoleraepidemiEli is 2
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceEli is 3Read 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 togbaneEli is 3
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerEli is 3
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayEli is 3Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVEli is 8
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningEli is 9
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeEli is 9
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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 USAEli is 10
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActEli is 11
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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 AmerikaEli is 14
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingEli is 14
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaEli is 14
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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 1865Eli is 14Read 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 waveEli is 15Read 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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1871NorwayGermany is unifiedEli is 20Read more
King William of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor at Versailles, and Germany became a united nation state. Otto von Bismarck is counted as the man behind it.
Source: Otto von Bismarck
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1872The place and the treeOscar IIEli is 21
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingEli is 24
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetEli is 24
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Daler- og skillingbetegnelsen blir avviklet, og det blir bestemt at Pengeenheden skal være en Krone, som deles i 100 Øre.
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1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelseEli is 25
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Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen var den siste som ble henrettet i Norge etter den vanlige straffeloven. Dette skjedde i 1876.
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1876NorwayThe census of 1875Eli is 25Read more
The count was made on 3 January 1876 but is called the census of 1875. It gives the name, birth year, birthplace, occupation and faith of everyone, and the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1876The place and the treeStatistisk sentralbyrå opprettesEli is 25
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaEli is 29
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I løpet av 1880-årene opplevde Amerika en sterk økonomisk vekst.
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1880The place and the treeStore barnekull i NorgeEli is 29
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De store barnekullene fra 1850-60 kom nå ut på arbeidsmarkedet noe som gjorde det vanskeligere å finne arbeid.
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1880NorwayThe great emigrationEli is 29Read more
The largest wave of emigration: more than 250,000 Norwegians left, most of them for America – 29,000 in 1882 alone. Many families have relatives in the Midwest from these years.
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1880The place and the treeTelefonen kom til NorgeEli is 29
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5. mai 1880 fikk The International Bell Telephone Company tillatelse av formannskapet i Christiania til å starte Norges første telefonsentral. Det ble starten på telefonens historie i Norge.
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1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesEli is 33
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresEli is 33
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Gjennom riksrettsdommen mot ministeriet Selmer innføres parlamentarismen i Norge. Stortingets makt styrkes på bekostning av regjeringen og svenskekongen.
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1884NorwayParliamentary governmentEli is 33Read more
After the impeachment of the Selmer government, Johan Sverdrup's Liberal government was appointed. The era of the civil servants in government was over, and from now on the government needed the Storting's confidence.
Source: embetsmannsstaten
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1885The place and the treeFolketellingEli is 34
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesEli is 34
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Eli is 35Read more
A new register of all landed properties, with the assessment in mark and øre and holding numbers under each farm number – the system still in use.
Source: Matrikkelen 1886
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1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesEli is 36
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningEli is 38
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleEli is 38
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolEli is 38Read more
The Folk School Act created a common school for children of every class, with an elected school board in place of the church's men.
Source: folkeskolen
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1891The place and the treeFolketellingEli is 40
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Eli is 40Read more
A census with the name, birth year, birthplace and occupation of everyone. As in other counts, the given birth year is not always right.
Source: folketelling
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1892
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1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidEli is 41
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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