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Norway
Everything about Norway on 360n60: 1 history, 3 dates in history. Each told in 60 words.
History · 1
On this day · 3
- On this day · 28 April 1947
The Kon-Tiki raft sets sail across the Pacific
On 28 April 1947, the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and five crewmates set sail from Peru on Kon-Tiki, a raft of balsa logs. After 101 days and about 7,000 km, they reached Polynesia, showing that ancient peoples could have made such voyages. The raft is in a museum in Oslo.
- On this day · 13 September 1916
Roald Dahl is born
On 13 September 1916, the writer Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Wales, to Norwegian parents. A wartime fighter pilot, he later wrote much-loved children's books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG, which have sold hundreds of millions of copies.
- On this day · 14 December 1911
Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole
On 14 December 1911, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four companions became the first people to reach the South Pole, using skis and dog sledges. A British team led by Robert Falcon Scott arrived about five weeks later. Amundsen's team returned safely.