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Norway celebrated Constitution Day yesterday! The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814. The constitution declared Norway to be an independent kingdom in an attempt to avoid being ceded to Sweden after Denmark-Norway’s devastating defeat in the Napoleonic wars. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Constitution_Day - Today. May 17th we celebrate our independence for 200 years. This is from the main street in Oslo, showing the children’s parade at Karl Johan Street. Photo: Vegard Grøtt/NTB/Scanpix
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 08:12:22 +0000

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