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Natural Rights. Inherent rights that cannot be taken away by a government.
Nordic Council. 1953-. Denmark, Norway, Sweden. 1955 +Finland. Promotes cultural unity, reciprocal rights.
Norway. 872 United by Harald Fairhair. 1130- Civil wars. 1397 Danish. 1814 Swedish. 1905 Independent. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Olaf I. c963-1000. King of Norway 995-. Began conversion to Christianity.
Olaf II. c995-1030. 1015-28. Converted Norway. Patron Saint. First National legislation.
Olaf V. 1903-91 King of Norway 1957-. Commanded army vs Germany in 1944, then fled to England.
Oscar I. 1799-1859. King of Norway and Sweden 1844-. Liberal reforms.
Pied Piper of Hamelin. Legend based on Children’s Crusade. Leads children away when townspeople refuse to pay for ridding town of vermin.
Plato. c428-347BC. Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates’ Dialogs. Free-will. Republic. “There exist absolute truths. Mind imprints its idea on matter. Mind has always existed and seeks to free itself from matter and return to God.” Founded Academy c387. Symposium c384. Apologia c399. Quest for good will lead to harmony in the world.
Railways. 1795 England(horse-drawn). 1827 First US charter. 1827 Europe (St. Etienne-Andrézieux). 1869 US Central/Union Pacific. 1887 Canadian Pacific 1905 Trans-Siberian.
Riggenbach, Nikolaus. Swiss engineer of cog railways.
Saarinen, Eero. 1910-61. Finnish/US experimental architect. St. Louis Gateway Arch 1948-65.
Ségurane, Catherine. Saved Nice by frightening away invading Turks, 1543.
Shapley, Harlow. 1885-1972. US astronomer. Measured Milky Way.
Siberia. 13C Mongol(S)...Golden Horde(W)/ Yüan(E). 1483 Russia explores. 1581 Khanate overthrown. 1689 Russo-Chinese border settled. 1891-1905 Trans-Siberian Railway.
St Laurent, Louis. 1882-1973 Canadian Liberal Prime Minister 1948-57. St Lawrence Seaway. Old Age Security.
St Lawrence Seaway. Links Great Lakes with Atlantic shipping. 1952 Begun. 1959 Open.
Steinway, Henry. 1797-1871. German/US innovative piano manufacturer.
Strathcona and Mount Royal, First Baron. 1820-1914. Canadian statesman key to Canadian Pacific Railway; drove last spike.
Suffrage, Women. 1893 New Zealand. 1902 Australia. 1906 Finland. 1913 Norway. 1915 Denmark. 1917 USSR. 1918 Canada. 1918/28 Britain. Reform Bills. 1920 US. 1971 Switzerland. 1976 Liechtenstein. Not yet in Arab countries. Wyoming.
Sweden. c8000BC Settled. 9C Rurik establishes Russ dynasty. c1000 Christian. 1319 +Norway. 1397 Kalmar Union. 1520 Revolt. 1523 Independence Vasa dynasty. 1809 -Finland. 1814 +Norway. 1905 -Norway.
Sweyn. -1014. Danish king c987-. Conquered Norway 1000, England 1013. Canute’s father.
Texas Rangers. 1835. Vs Indians, border patrol, cattle rustlers. 1935 Merged with Highway Patrol.
Thule. Northern island discovered by Greeks 4C BC. Iceland, Shetlands or Norway?
Tostig. -1066. Brother of English Harold II. Aided William the Conqueror and Norway’s Harold III invasions of England.