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1852
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1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiThorvald is 1
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceThorvald is 2Read 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 togbaneThorvald is 2
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerThorvald is 2
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayThorvald is 2Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVThorvald is 7
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningThorvald is 8
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeThorvald is 8
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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 USAThorvald is 9
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActThorvald is 10
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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 AmerikaThorvald is 13
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingThorvald is 13
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaThorvald is 13
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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 1865Thorvald is 13Read 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 waveThorvald is 14Read 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 unifiedThorvald is 19Read 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 IIThorvald is 20
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingThorvald is 23
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetThorvald is 23
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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 henrettelseThorvald is 24
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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 1875Thorvald is 24Read 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 opprettesThorvald is 24
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1877The place and the treeChristiania becomes KristianiaThorvald is 25Read more
The town began to spell its name Kristiania (from 1877/1897). Both spellings meet you in the sources until 1925.
Source: Oslo
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaThorvald is 28
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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 NorgeThorvald is 28
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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 emigrationThorvald is 28Read 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 NorgeThorvald is 28
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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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29 Oct 1884DiedLarvik, Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, NorgeSourced
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4 Nov 1884BuriedTrefoldighetskirken, Oslo, Kristiania, Christiania amt, NorgeSourced
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1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesThorvald is 32
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresThorvald is 32
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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 governmentThorvald is 32Read 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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