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Tidslinje - Historiska händelser

Här är några viktiga händelser i Sveriges historia (ungefärliga tidpunkter är angivna för händelser före 1200)

970 -   995   Erik Segersäll
995 - 1022    Olof Skötkonung
1022 - 1050   Anund Jacob
1050 - 1060   Emund gamle
1060 - 1066   Stenkil
1066 - 1067      Erik (VII)
1066 - 1067      Erik (VIII)
1066 - 1080   Halsten
1068 - 1080   Håkan röde
1083 - 1085      Blot-Sven
1079 - 1105      Inge (I) den äldre
1105 - 1118   Filip
1105 - 1125  Inge (II) den yngre
1125         Ragnvald Knaphövde
1125 - 1130  Magnus (I) Nilsson
1130 - 1156   Sverker (I) den äldre
1156 - 1160  Erik (IX) den helige
1160 - 1161      Magnus (II) Henriksson
1158 (1161) - 1167       Karl (VII) Sverkersson
1167 - 1173   Kol
1167 - 1169   Burislev
1167 (1173) - 1196       Knut (I) Eriksson
1196 - 1208      Sverker (II) Karlsson den yngre
1208 Slaget vid Lena
1208 - 1216      Erik (X) Knutsson
1210 Slaget vid Gestilren
1216 - 1222      Johan Sverkersson
1222 - 1229      Erik Eriksson ("läspe och halte")
1229 - 1234      Knut (II) Holmgersson (långe)
1234 - 1250      Erik Eriksson ("läspe och halte")
1248 - 1266      Birger Jarl
1250 - 1275      Valdemar Birgersson
1275 - 1290      Magnus (II) Birgersson (ladulås)
1290 - 1318      Birger Magnusson
1319 - 1364      Magnus (III) Eriksson
1347 digerdöden börjar
1357 - 1359      Erik (XII) Magnusson
1362 - 1364      Håkan Magnusson
1364 - 1389      Albrekt av Mecklenburg
1389 - (1396) 1412       Margareta
1396 - 1439      Erik (XIII) av Pommern
1397 Kalmarunionen
1438 - 1440      Karl Knutsson Bonde (riksföreståndare)
1440 - 1448      Kristofer av Bayern
1448     Bengt Jönsson & Nils Jönsson Oxenstierna (riksföreståndare)
1448 - 1457      Karl (VIII) Knutsson Bonde
1457     Erik Axelsson Tott & Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (riksföreståndare)
1457 - 1464      Kristan I
1464 - 1465      Karl (VIII) Knutsson Bonde
1464 - 1465      Kettil Karlsson Vasa (riksföreståndare)
1465 - 1466      Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (riksföreståndare)
1466 - 1467      Erik Axelsson Tott (riksföreståndare)
1467 - 1470      Karl (VIII) Knutsson Bonde
1470 - 1497     Sten Sture den äldre (riksföreståndare)
1497 - 1501      
1503      Sten Sture den äldre (riksföreståndare)
1504 - 1512     Svante Nilsson Sture (riksföreståndare)
1512     Erik Trolle (riksföreståndare)
1512 - 1520     Sten Sture den yngre (riksföreståndare)
1520 Stockholms blodbad
1520 - 1531      Kristian II
1523 (1521) - 1560     Gustav Vasa
1540-talet Dackefejden
1560 - 1568      Erik XIV
1568 - 1592      Johan III
1592 - 1599      Sigismund
1599 (1604) - 1611 Karl IX
1611 - 1632      Gustav II Adolf
1632 - 1654   Kristina
1645 Blekinge, halland, Härjedalen och Jämtland blir svenskt
1654 - 1660   Karl X Gustav
1658 Skåne blir svenskt
1660 - 1697    Karl XI
1697 - 1718     Karl XII
1719 - 1720     Ulrika Eleonora den yngre
1720 - 1751      Fredrik I (Hessen)
1751 - 1771      Adolf Fredrik
1771 - 1792      Gustav III
1792 - 1809      Gustav IV Adolf
1809 Finland blir ryskt
1809 - 1818      Karl XIII
1814 Union med Norge
1818 - 1844      Karl XIV Johan
1840 Telegrafen uppfinns
1844 - 1859      Oscar I
1859 - 1872      Karl XV
1867 Tvåkammar riksdagen
1872 - 1907      Oscar II
1876 Telefonen uppfinns
1903 Wright bröderna flyger
1905  Unionen med Norge upplöses 
1907 - 1950      Gustaf V
1912 Titanic sjunker
1914-1918 Första världskriget
1941-1945 Andra världskriget
1950-1953 Koreakriget
1950 - 1973      Gustaf VI Adolf
1967 Högertrafik omläggningen
1969 Neil Armstrong är först på månen
1973 - Carl XVI Gustaf
1986 Palmemordet

Here are some notable events that happened throughout history...

1100 Mayan civilization reaches its height in Central America
1254 Birth of Marco Polo, explorer who will bring pasta to Italy from China
1347 Bubonic plague in Europe; originated in India, 1332. 75 million deaths
1492 Columbus discovered America
1507 Lands of the New World named for Amerigo Vespucci by Waldseemuller
1539 First printing press set up in the New World - at Mexico City
1590 Galileo describes the law of falling bodies
1607 Jamestown founded
1609 Henry Hudson explores river valley named for him
1609 Kepler describes planetary motions and laws
1619 First legislative assembly in America, in Virginia, July 30
1620 Puritan Pilgrims land at Plymouth Colony, write Mayflower Compact
1624 Indians barter away Manhattan for about $24.00
1629 Puritans settle Boston area, call themselves The Massachusetts Bay Co.
1636 First college in the colonies, later named after Rev. John Harvard
1676 First formally declared Day of Thanksgiving June 29
1684 Cotton Mather coins the term "Americans" for colonists
1685 Louis XIV cancels Edict of Nantes, thousands flee to the colonies
1692 Witch hunts in Salem, MA; 19 die
1752 Benjamin Franklin flies a kite
1764 Mozart writes his first symphony, at age eight
1770 Boston Massacre. Five dead, six wounded on March 5
1773 Boston Tea Party. 342 chests of tea go into the drink
1774 Virginia Conventions begin.  Lead to First Continental Congress
1775 The Revolutionary War begins in the United States
1775 Patrick Henry says "Give me liberty or give me death!"
1775 Second Continental Congress, again in Philadelphia
1776 Declaration of Independence drafted by Tom Jefferson, with John Adams
1777 Congress adopts the American flag with thirteen stars and stripes
1779 British surrender to Americans at Vincennes
1781 Articles of Confederation go into effect; were drafted in 1777
1783 Revolutionary War ends in the United States
1787 United States Constitution was framed and sent to the Congress and states
1789 George Washington and John Adams elected as first President and VP
1790 First national census records 3,929,214 persons
1792 Congress names the Dollar as our unit of currency; proposed by Jefferson
1792 Political parties formed; Republicans (to be Democrats) & Federalists
1793* Cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney
1803 Louisiana purchased for $15,000,000
1803 Atomic theory was first published
1810 Census counts 7,239,881 persons in United States
1812-1814 War of 1812 declared on England June 18
1835 USA becomes debt free (briefly) for only time in history
1836 The Alamo.  6000 Mexicans defeat 190 Americans in 12 days on March 6
1840 Telegraph invented by Samuel F. B. Morse
1840-1860 Oregon Trail
1846 Potato famine in Ireland.  Many flee to America for survival
1847 Brigham Young leads his followers into Salt Lake City, UT area
1849 California gold rush
1860 South Carolina secedes from Union, December 20
1861 Civil War begins at Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC, April 12
1861 Congress enacts first income tax August 2, on incomes more than $800
1863 The Emancipation Proclamation.
1863 The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
1865 13th amendment abolishes slavery
1865 Lincoln shot by Boothe April 14, dies next day
1867 US buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million
1869 Transcontinental railroad completed; Ogden, UT wins the golden spike
1870 15th Amendment gives blacks the right to vote
1876 Custer's last stand at Little Big Horn in Montana
1876 Liberty statue presented by France
1876 Telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell
1880 Incandescent lamp invented by Thomas A. Edison
1892 Ellis Island Opened (Jan.)
1897 Alaska gold rush
1898 Spanish - American War
1903* Wright brothers make first flight at Kitty Hawk, NC
1912 SS Titanic hits iceberg, 1503 lives lost
1914-1918 World War I
1920 19th Amendment brings women the vote
1929 Great Depression begins after bank and stock failures
1937 Social Security benefits were instituted
1939 Bill of Rights finally ratified
1941-1945 World War II
1950-1953 Korean War
1962 John Glenn first US astronaut to orbit earth
1968 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. murdered in Memphis
1969 Neil Armstrong is first person on the moon
1986 Shuttle "Challenger" exploded on takeoff, 7 astronauts perished


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