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Dateline

  • 800-1050 The age of the Vikings, when Norsemen terrorized the coasts of Europe.

  • 872 Harald Fairhair conquers many small provinces and reigns as first king.

  • 1001 Leif Eriksson discovers America (or so the sagas claim).

  • 1030 Christianity is firmly established; Olaf II is declared a saint.

  • 1066 The Viking Age ends with the defeat of Harald III in England.

  • 1350 The Black Death wipes out much of the population.

  • 1397 Margaret becomes queen of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden at the Union of Kalmar.

  • 1439 Danish rule is imposed on Norway.

  • 1814 Norway breaks from Denmark and adopts a constitution, but comes under Swedish rule.

  • 1905 The Norwegian parliament breaks from Sweden and declares independence.

  • 1914 Norway declares its neutrality in World War I.

  • 1920 Norway joins the League of Nations, ending its isolation.

  • 1940 Nazi troops invade Norway; the king and government flee.

  • 1945 Norway regains independence and executes its Nazi puppet ruler, Quisling.

  • 1960s An oil boom hits Norway.

  • 1986 The Labor Party installs first female prime minister, Gro Harlem Brundtland.

  • 1989 A center-right coalition regains power.

  • 1990 Brundtland becomes prime minister again.

  • 1991 Harald V becomes king.

  • 1994 Lillehammer plays host to XVII Olympic Winter Games.

  • 1995 Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest, an annual cultural event observed by 600 million viewers.

  • 1996 Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo; Norway takes second place.

  • 1998 Oil prices fall, but Norway plunges ahead with costly engineering projects.

  • 2001 U.N. group votes Norway most desirable place to live in the world.

  • 2004 A future queen is born -- perhaps.

  • 2005 New bridge links Sweden and Norway.


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