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10 Mar 1861
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USARasmus is born
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActRasmus is 1
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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 AmerikaRasmus is 4
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingRasmus is 4
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaRasmus is 4
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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 1865Rasmus is 4Read 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 waveRasmus is 5Read 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 unifiedRasmus is 10Read 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 IIRasmus is 11
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingRasmus is 14
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetRasmus is 14
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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 henrettelseRasmus is 15
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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 1875Rasmus is 15Read 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 opprettesRasmus is 15
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaRasmus is 19
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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 NorgeRasmus is 19
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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 emigrationRasmus is 19Read 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 NorgeRasmus is 19
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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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13 Jun 1882
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