Iceland

  • Jan 1, 1380

    Iceland comes under Danish control

    Iceland comes under Danish control
  • Jan 1, 1413

    Iceland uses dried fish for money

    Iceland uses dried fish for money
  • Lakagicar volcano began erupting.

    Lakagicar volcano began erupting.
    Over the next 6 months it built a lava dam 40 miles long and 540 feet high in a month. The Laki volcano wiped out 75% of the crops which led to a severe famine that killed some 10,000 people, 20% of the population.
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    World War 1

  • Iceland signs a 10 year treaty with Nazi Germany

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    World War 2

  • Iceland declares total independence

    Iceland declares total independence
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    Cod War

    War over fishing limits with Britain
  • Reagen and Gorbachev meat in Iceland

    President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland.
  • Vikings Discover Iceland

    Vikings Discover Iceland
  • Erik the Red Discovers Greenland

    Erik the Red Discovers Greenland
    He came from iceland
  • Icelanders established the Althing

    A national parliament and the world‘s oldest surviving parliamentary body. This was later credited as the first example of representative government.