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Jan 1, 1380
Iceland comes under Danish control
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Jan 1, 1413
Iceland uses dried fish for money
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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
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Iceland signs a 10 year treaty with Nazi Germany
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World War 2
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Iceland declares total independence
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Cod War
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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
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Erik the Red Discovers Greenland
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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.