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1844
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1844The place and the treeOscar IMagne is born
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresMagne is 1
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I 1845 kom dissenterloven. For første gang ble det lov å danne uavhengige kirkesamfunn utenfor statskirka. Eksempler på slike trossamfunn er Den katolske kirke, Metodistkirka, Baptistsamfunnet og Adventistsamfunnet. Prestene eller forstanderne i disse menighetene kunne også forestå vigsler.
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1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActMagne is 1Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker at Ytre ArnaMagne is 2Read more
Peter Jebsen founded the country's first mechanical cotton mill at Ytre Arna. It grew into one of the country's largest textile makers.
Source: Arne Fabrikker
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresMagne is 2
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I 1845 undertegnet Peter Jebsen kjøpekontrakt på Blindheimselven (Elvæ) fra Gaupås som renner ut i Ytre Arna, og grunnla det som ble landets første mekaniserte bomullsveveri. Han brukte halve formuen sin, 200 spesiedaler, på å kjøpe elven. Arbeidet kommer i gang i 1846.
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerMagne is 4
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Magne is 4Read 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 movementMagne is 4Read 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 innviesMagne is 5
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedMagne is 7Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiMagne is 9
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceMagne is 10Read 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 togbaneMagne is 10
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerMagne is 10
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayMagne is 10Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVMagne is 15
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningMagne is 16
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeMagne is 16
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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 USAMagne is 17
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActMagne is 18
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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 AmerikaMagne is 21
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingMagne is 21
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaMagne is 21
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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 1865Magne is 21Read 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 waveMagne is 22Read 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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1869
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