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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.
Luther College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Decorah, Iowa. Established as a Lutheran seminary in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, the school today is an institution of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. [4] The upper campus was listed as the Luther College Campus Historic District on the National Register of Historic ...
On 4th day of February, 1926, the Norwegian-American Historical Association was incorporated by Knut Gjerset, Birger Osland, and O. E. Rolvaag. The organization was founded at St. Olaf College, in Northfield, Minnesota. Although the association is still located on the campus of St. Olaf, both institutions are independent entities.
99th Infantry Battalion (United States) The 99th Infantry Battalion (separate) was a battalion of Norwegian-speaking soldiers in the US Army. Created in July 1942 at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, the battalion originally consisted of 1,001 soldiers. [1] The battalion was attached to the First Army; however, it was labeled "Separate" because it was ...
Pronouns in Norwegian and American dialects are relatively similar. Due to less input in Norwegian, Norwegian-Americans acquire fewer native words. This has led to more loaning and calquing from English into American Norwegian (e.g. lage leving, a literal translation of "make [a] living", rather than the native expression tjene til livets opphold) as well as the preservation of words now ...
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.
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.
Following World War II, there was an increase in interest in ethnic origins in the United States, which saw more Scandinavian Americans refer to themselves as Norwegian-American, Danish-American, etc. Remaining communities became concerned with cultural activism and preservationism.