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1848
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerIvar is born
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Ivar is bornRead more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
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1848NorwayThe Thrane movementIvar is bornRead more
Marcus Thrane started the first workers' association in Drammen in 1848, and soon there were such associations all over the country to better the workers' lot.
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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesIvar is 1
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedIvar is 3Read 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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 treeKoleraepidemiIvar is 5
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceIvar is 6Read 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 togbaneIvar is 6
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerIvar is 6
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayIvar is 6Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVIvar is 11
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningIvar is 12
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeIvar is 12
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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 USAIvar is 13
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActIvar is 14
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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 AmerikaIvar is 17
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingIvar is 17
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaIvar is 17
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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 1865Ivar is 17Read 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 waveIvar is 18Read 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 unifiedIvar is 23Read 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 IIIvar is 24
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1873
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