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20 Dec 1829
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26 Dec 1829
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1832The place and the treeKoleraepidemiAlbertine is 3
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1832NorwayCholera reaches NorwayAlbertine is 3Read more
Cholera was first found in Norway. A commission against the epidemic was already in place and published advice on how to recognise and treat the disease.
Source: Kolera
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1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetAlbertine is 8
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Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
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1837NorwayLocal self-governmentAlbertine is 8Read more
Every rural district and town was to have an elected council and board of representatives – municipal self-government begins.
Source: formannskapslovene
Picture: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Albertine is 9Read more
The first revised, nationwide register of landed properties and their value, with the assessment in skylddaler and farm numbers within each court district.
Source: Matrikkelen 1838
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeAlbertine is 11
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På denne tiden kommer fotografiet for første gang til Norge. Portretter blir raskt populært blant middel- og overklassen. Thøge Winther regnes som Norges første fotograf; en annen tidlig fotograf er O. F. Knudsen.
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1844The place and the treeOscar IAlbertine is 15
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresAlbertine is 16
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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 ActAlbertine is 16Read 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 etableresAlbertine is 17
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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 HardangerAlbertine is 19
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Albertine is 19Read 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 movementAlbertine is 19Read 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 innviesAlbertine is 20
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedAlbertine is 22Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiAlbertine is 24
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceAlbertine is 25Read 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 togbaneAlbertine is 25
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerAlbertine is 25
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayAlbertine is 25Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVAlbertine is 30
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningAlbertine is 31
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeAlbertine is 31
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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 USAAlbertine is 32
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActAlbertine is 33
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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 AmerikaAlbertine is 36
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingAlbertine is 36
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaAlbertine is 36
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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 1865Albertine is 36Read 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 waveAlbertine is 37Read 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 unifiedAlbertine is 42Read 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 IIAlbertine is 43
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingAlbertine is 46
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetAlbertine is 46
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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 henrettelseAlbertine is 47
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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 1875Albertine is 47Read 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 opprettesAlbertine is 47
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaAlbertine is 51
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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 NorgeAlbertine is 51
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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 emigrationAlbertine is 51Read 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 NorgeAlbertine is 51
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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 stiftesAlbertine is 55
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresAlbertine is 55
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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 governmentAlbertine is 55Read 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 treeFolketellingAlbertine is 56
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesAlbertine is 56
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Albertine is 57Read 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 stiftesAlbertine is 58
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningAlbertine is 60
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleAlbertine is 60
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolAlbertine is 60Read 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 treeFolketellingAlbertine is 62
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Albertine is 62Read 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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1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidAlbertine is 63
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseAlbertine is 64
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I perioden 1893 til 1905 opplevde Norge tunge tider. Landet sett under ett gikk inn i en økonomisk krise.
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1894The place and the treeLov om ulykkestrygdAlbertine is 65
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesAlbertine is 66
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I 1895 ble det åpnet adgang til borgerlig vigsel. Vigselen kunne arrangeres som en livssynsnøytral seremoni og var likevel en rettslig handling. Slike vigsler skulle utføres av notarius publicus, det vil si en dommer (byfogd eller sorenskriver), dommerfullmektig eller annen tjenestemann i tingretten.
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1895The place and the treeNorges første bilAlbertine is 66
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Norges første bil var en Benz. Den kom til Gjøvik i 1895 for å settes i rutetrafikk i Gudbrandsdalen.
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1895The place and the treeNobels fredspris opprettesAlbertine is 66
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Nobels fredspris er en av de fem priser svensken Alfred Nobel opprettet i sitt testamente av 27. november 1895. Den deles ut av Den Norske Nobelkomite. Mottaker av den årlige prisen kunngjøres tradisjonelt i begynnelsen av oktober, mens selve prisutdelingen finner sted på Nobels dødsdag den 10. desember.
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1898The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for mennAlbertine is 69
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menAlbertine is 69Read more
All men over 25 got the vote in elections to the Storting, whatever their income or wealth.
Source: stemmerettens historie i Norge
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1899The place and the treeKristianiakrakketAlbertine is 70
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Kristianiakrakket er vanlig betegnelse på det krakk i aksje- og eiendomsmarkedet som skjedde i Kristiania (i dag Oslo) 11. juni 1899.
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1900The place and the treeBefolkningAlbertine is 71
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingAlbertine is 71
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Albertine is 71Read more
Everyone was recorded where they were on the day of the count. Most have a birth year; children born in 1900 have a date of birth.
Source: folketelling
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1903The place and the treeVerdens første flyturAlbertine is 74
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Brødrene Orville og Wilbur Wright gjennomfører den første flygningen med et fly.
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1904The place and the treeFørste kino til NorgeAlbertine is 75
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigAlbertine is 76
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Etter lang forfatningsstrid blir unionen med Sverige oppløst; først etter stortingsvedtak 7. juni, deretter gjennom forhandlinger med svenskene og en folkeavstemning. Etter nok en folkeavstemning blir Norge et konstitusjonelt monarki med en egen konge (Haakon 7).
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1905NorwayThe union is dissolvedAlbertine is 76Read more
The Storting declared the union with Sweden dissolved. The referendum in August gave an overwhelming yes, and Norway got its own king.
Source: Unionsoppløsningen i 1905
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1905The place and the treeHaakon VIIAlbertine is 76
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseAlbertine is 79
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Norges første ordinære rutebilforbindelse satt i drift; Molde – Batnfjordsøra. Aarø Automobilselskap stiftet 27.november 1907.
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1910The place and the treeFolketellingAlbertine is 81
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Albertine is 81Read more
For the first time returned Norwegian Americans were counted separately – with their home before emigrating, their home and work in the USA and the dates of their journeys.
Source: folketelling
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1911The place and the treeNorge når sørpolenAlbertine is 82
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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1912The worldThe Titanic sinksAlbertine is 83Read more
The liner Titanic sank on her first voyage after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died, 20 of them Norwegians.
Source: Titanic
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1912The place and the treeTitanic forliserAlbertine is 83
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RMS «Titanic» forliser etter å ha truffet et isfjell på jomfruturen over Atlanteren.
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1913The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for kvinnerAlbertine is 84
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Som et av de første landene i verden innfører Norge alminnelig stemmerett for kvinner. Kvinner med en viss minsteinntekt fikk stemmerett i 1901 ved kommunevalg og 1907 ved stortingsvalg. Alminnelig stemmerett for menn ble innført 1898, som var senere enn de europeiske hovedlandene.
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1913NorwayVotes for womenAlbertine is 84Read more
Women got the vote in elections to the Storting on the same terms as men.
Source: stemmerett for kvinner i Norge
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1914The place and the treeFørste verdenskrigAlbertine is 85
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Under første verdenskrig 1914–1918 var Norge nøytralt, og måtte gå en ofte vanskelig balansegang mellom de krigførende maktenes krav og sine egne forpliktelser som nøytral stat. Selv om landet ikke deltok i krigen, led Norge likevel stor skade på menneskeliv og materiell gjennom senkningene av norske handelsskip. Over 2000 nordmenn omkom på havet under krigen.
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1914The worldThe First World WarAlbertine is 85Read more
A great war centred on Europe between two alliances. Close to 18 million soldiers and civilians were killed, and new states and new borders followed the war.
Source: første verdenskrig
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1915The place and the treeCastbergske Barnelover innføresAlbertine is 86
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De «castbergske barnelovene» sikrer rettene til barn født utenfor ekteskap.
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1916The place and the treeForbudstidenAlbertine is 87
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Forbud mot salg av brennevin. (Opphevet ved folkeavstemming i 1926)
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1917NorwayThe Russian RevolutionAlbertine is 88Read more
The revolution abolished the Russian Empire and brought the Bolsheviks, the later Communist Party, to power.
Source: Den russiske revolusjon
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1918NorwayAmt becomes fylkeAlbertine is 89Read more
The name amt was changed to fylke (county), and the amtmann became fylkesmann. Older sources say amt where newer ones say fylke.
Source: fylke
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1918The place and the treeSpanskesykenAlbertine is 89
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Over 7.000 nordmenn dør av spanskesyken.
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1918The worldThe Spanish fluAlbertine is 89Read more
An influenza pandemic that struck much of the world. Between 50 and 100 million died, and the death rate was highest among children and young adults.
Source: spanskesyken
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1919The place and the treeÅttetimersdagen lovfestesAlbertine is 90
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Kampen for åttetimersdagen startet under den industrielle revolusjon i Storbritannia, hvor industriproduksjon i fabrikker foregikk under dårlige arbeidsforhold med lange arbeidsdager. Arbeiderne led under dårlig helse, velferd og moral, og barnearbeid var vanlig. Arbeidsdagen kunne vare fra ti til opptil 16 timer og seks dagers uke.
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1920NorwayThe census of 1920Albertine is 91Read more
The latest census open to everyone. It was released in 2020, a hundred years after the count.
Source: folketelling
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1923The place and the treeFørste radiosending i NorgeAlbertine is 94
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Den første radiosendingen går på lufta i Norge.
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1923NorwayThe Names ActAlbertine is 94Read more
The first law on personal names: everyone was to have a family name. After it, the patronymic that changed with each generation fades out.
Source: Navneloven
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1929The worldThe Great DepressionAlbertine is 100Read more
A global economic crisis often dated from the New York stock market crash in the autumn of 1929: unemployment, hardship and political unrest.
Source: den store depresjonen
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