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1865
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaMathilde is born
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingMathilde is born
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaMathilde is born
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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 1865Mathilde is bornRead 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 waveMathilde is 1Read 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 unifiedMathilde is 6Read 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 IIMathilde is 7
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingMathilde is 10
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetMathilde is 10
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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 henrettelseMathilde is 11
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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 1875Mathilde is 11Read 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 opprettesMathilde is 11
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaMathilde is 15
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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 NorgeMathilde is 15
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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 emigrationMathilde is 15Read 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 NorgeMathilde is 15
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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 stiftesMathilde is 19
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresMathilde is 19
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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 governmentMathilde is 19Read 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 treeFolketellingMathilde is 20
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesMathilde is 20
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Mathilde is 21Read 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 stiftesMathilde is 22
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningMathilde is 24
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleMathilde is 24
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolMathilde is 24Read 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 treeFolketellingMathilde is 26
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Mathilde is 26Read 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 barnearbeidMathilde is 27
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseMathilde is 28
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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 ulykkestrygdMathilde is 29
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesMathilde is 30
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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 bilMathilde is 30
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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 opprettesMathilde is 30
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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 mennMathilde is 33
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menMathilde is 33Read 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 treeKristianiakrakketMathilde is 34
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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 treeBefolkningMathilde is 35
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingMathilde is 35
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Mathilde is 35Read 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 flyturMathilde is 38
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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 NorgeMathilde is 39
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigMathilde is 40
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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 dissolvedMathilde is 40Read 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 VIIMathilde is 40
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseMathilde is 43
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Norges første ordinære rutebilforbindelse satt i drift; Molde – Batnfjordsøra. Aarø Automobilselskap stiftet 27.november 1907.
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1909The place and the treeThe Bergen Line opensMathilde is 44Read more
The railway between Bergen and Kristiania was opened by King Haakon VII, who called it "the great work of our generation".
Source: Bergensbanen
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1910The place and the treeFolketellingMathilde is 45
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Mathilde is 45Read 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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AFT 1910
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1911The place and the treeNorge når sørpolenMathilde is 46
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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