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30 Aug 1870
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1871NorwayGermany is unifiedAlexandra is 1Read 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 IIAlexandra is 2
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingAlexandra is 5
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetAlexandra is 5
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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 henrettelseAlexandra is 6
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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 1875Alexandra is 6Read 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 opprettesAlexandra is 6
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaAlexandra is 10
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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 NorgeAlexandra is 10
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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 emigrationAlexandra is 10Read 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 NorgeAlexandra is 10
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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 stiftesAlexandra is 14
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresAlexandra is 14
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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 governmentAlexandra is 14Read 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 treeFolketellingAlexandra is 15
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesAlexandra is 15
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Alexandra is 16Read 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 stiftesAlexandra is 17
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningAlexandra is 19
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleAlexandra is 19
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolAlexandra is 19Read 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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24 Sep 1891
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1891The place and the treeFolketellingAlexandra is 21
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Alexandra is 21Read 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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