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8 April 2010. (2010-04-08) Alt for Norge (All for Norway, marketed in the United States as The Great Norway Adventure) is a Norwegian reality television series which debuted in 2010 and appears on TVNorge and hosted by Fridtjof Nilsen. The reality show features Norwegian Americans participating in challenges relating to Norwegian history and ...
Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans, according to the 2021 U.S. census; [a] most live in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States.
the Semiramis of the North 2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412 (24 years, 269 days)with Eric III (1389–1412) c. 1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig. Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son. 28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord Aged 58–59.
Valdemar Knudsen – (1819–1898) sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii. Cleng Peerson – (1783–1865) Norwegian-born pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrated to the United States. James M. Wahl – (1846–1939) Norwegian-born settler and the first legislator of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’ Eleanor Pringle April 25, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Odd Sverre Lovoll was born in Sande, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway.He immigrated to the United States in 1946 and is a naturalized United States citizen. Lovoll received his education both in Norway and in the United States, passing university exams at the University of Bergen in 1961 and at the University of Oslo in 1966 and 1967.
Of over 7,000 foundations in Norway today, several have been established by or bear the name of noble persons and families. An example is the Comital Foundation of Hielmstierne-Rosencrone, [57] providing financial support to certain poor women in Bergen. Others are: Det Ankerske Broderbørns og Descendenters Midler (Anker family) [58]
This category page lists notable citizens of the United States of Norwegian ethnic or national origin or ancestry, whether partial or full. For a concisely annotated overview of Norwegian Americans, see the extensive List of Norwegian Americans