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1914 – Eimskipafélag Íslands (steamship company) founded. [1] 1915 January: Prohibition in Iceland begins. [4] 25 April: Reykjavík fire of 1915 . 1916 Icelandic Federation of Labour headquartered in Reykjavík. [4] Social Democratic Party (Iceland) founded in Reykjavík. [4] 1918 – January: Danish–Icelandic Act of Union signed in ...
Reykjavík [a] is the capital and largest city of Iceland.It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state.
The political parties Social Democratic Party and Progressive Party are founded. [citation needed] 1918: 1 December: Iceland becomes a sovereign, independent nation. The Danish King remains head of state. [citation needed] 1922: Jarðræktarlögin. [citation needed] 1929: The Icelandic Independence Party is founded. [citation needed] 1930: 20 ...
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When Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev sit down to discuss a potential nuclear arms treaty in the upcoming film “Reykjavik,” the actors portraying them, Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris, will ...
Facebook officially completes the acquisition of WhatsApp, and WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum agrees to match Mark Zuckerberg's $1 salary. [449] 2014: October 23: Product: Facebook launches pseudonymous app Rooms, where Facebook users can create and participate in forums on any topic and do not need to use their real names. [450]
Ingólfr was said to have settled a large part of southwestern Iceland, although after his settlement nothing more was known of him. His son, Þorsteinn Ingólfsson, was a major chieftain and was said to have founded the Kjalarnesþing , the first thing, or parliament, in Iceland. It was a forerunner of the Althingi.
[1] [2] [a] The Althing was founded in 930 at Þingvellir ('thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. After Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing lost its legislative power, [4] which was not restored until 1904 when Iceland gained home rule from Denmark.