What we know – and how
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2 Nov 1850
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedSophia is 1Read 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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 treeKoleraepidemiSophia is 3
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceSophia is 4Read 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 togbaneSophia is 4
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerSophia is 4
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwaySophia is 4Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVSophia is 9
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningSophia is 10
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeSophia is 10
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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 USASophia is 11
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActSophia is 12
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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 AmerikaSophia is 15
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingSophia is 15
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaSophia is 15
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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 1865Sophia is 15Read 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 waveSophia is 16Read 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 unifiedSophia is 21Read 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 IISophia is 22
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingSophia is 25
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetSophia is 25
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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 henrettelseSophia is 26
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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 1875Sophia is 26Read 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 opprettesSophia is 26
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1877The place and the treeChristiania becomes KristianiaSophia is 27Read 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 AmerikaSophia is 30
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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 NorgeSophia is 30
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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 emigrationSophia is 30Read 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 NorgeSophia is 30
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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 stiftesSophia is 34
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresSophia is 34
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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 governmentSophia is 34Read 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 treeFolketellingSophia is 35
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesSophia is 35
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Sophia is 36Read 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 stiftesSophia is 37
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningSophia is 39
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleSophia is 39
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolSophia is 39Read 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 treeFolketellingSophia is 41
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Sophia is 41Read 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 barnearbeidSophia is 42
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseSophia is 43
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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 ulykkestrygdSophia is 44
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesSophia is 45
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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 bilSophia is 45
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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 opprettesSophia is 45
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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 mennSophia is 48
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menSophia is 48Read 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 treeKristianiakrakketSophia is 49
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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 treeBefolkningSophia is 50
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingSophia is 50
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Sophia is 50Read 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 flyturSophia is 53
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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 NorgeSophia is 54
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigSophia is 55
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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 dissolvedSophia is 55Read 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 VIISophia is 55
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseSophia is 58
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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 treeFolketellingSophia is 60
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Sophia is 60Read 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 sørpolenSophia is 61
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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1912The worldThe Titanic sinksSophia is 62Read 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 forliserSophia is 62
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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 kvinnerSophia is 63
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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 womenSophia is 63Read 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 verdenskrigSophia is 64
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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 WarSophia is 64Read 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 innføresSophia is 65
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De «castbergske barnelovene» sikrer rettene til barn født utenfor ekteskap.
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1916The place and the treeForbudstidenSophia is 66
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Forbud mot salg av brennevin. (Opphevet ved folkeavstemming i 1926)
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1917NorwayThe Russian RevolutionSophia is 67Read 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 fylkeSophia is 68Read 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 treeSpanskesykenSophia is 68
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Over 7.000 nordmenn dør av spanskesyken.
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1918The worldThe Spanish fluSophia is 68Read 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 lovfestesSophia is 69
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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 1920Sophia is 70Read 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 NorgeSophia is 73
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Den første radiosendingen går på lufta i Norge.
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1923NorwayThe Names ActSophia is 73Read 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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1925The place and the treeKristiania becomes OsloSophia is 75Read more
The capital took the name Oslo again. The same town is called Christiania, Kristiania and Oslo in the sources.
Source: Oslo
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1929The worldThe Great DepressionSophia is 79Read 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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