History of Norway

4 notable historical events in Norway, in chronological order.

8th century

June 8, 793★★★★★
Viking raid on Lindisfarne
Vikings plunder the monastery on Lindisfarne in England, an event often taken as the start of the Viking Age.
War· United Kingdom, Norway

December 10, 1901★★★★★
First Nobel Prizes awarded
The first Nobel Prizes are awarded on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death; Wilhelm Röntgen receives the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
ScienceCulture· Sweden, Norway
December 14, 1911★★★★★
Amundsen reaches the South Pole
The Norwegian expedition led by Roald Amundsen becomes the first to reach the geographic South Pole.
Exploration· Norway
April 4, 1949★★★★★
NATO founded
Twelve North American and Western European countries sign the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, creating the NATO collective defence alliance.
TreatyPolitics· United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Iceland