Denmark

Some of the key events about Denmark

• 1520

  Execution of 82 people in Stockholm during the "Stockholm Bloodbath"
• 1658

  Denmark forced to cede territories to Sweden in the Treaty of Roskilde
• 1801

  British fleet bombards Copenhagen, destroying much of the Danish navy
• 1807

  Second British bombardment of Copenhagen, resulting in significant civilian casualties
• 1849

  Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of its first democratic constitution
• 1864

  Denmark loses Schleswig-Holstein to Prussia and Austria in the Second Schleswig War
• 1915

  Women gained the right to vote in Denmark
• 1940

  Nazi Germany invades and occupies Denmark during World War II
• 1943

  Danish government resigns, leading to direct Nazi control of the country
• 1945

  Denmark was liberated from German occupation at the end of World War II
• 1952

  Denmark became a founding member of the Nordic Council, promoting regional cooperation
• 1968

  Oil tanker collision causes major environmental disaster in the Skagerrak strait
• 1973

  Denmark joined the European Economic Community (now the European Union)
• 1989

  Denmark became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex civil unions
• 2000

  The Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden was completed, enhancing regional integration
• 2005

  Publication of controversial Muhammad cartoons sparks international protests and boycotts
• 2009

  Copenhagen hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15)
• 2012

  Denmark achieved its highest ever ranking (2nd place) in the World Happiness Report
• 2015

  Copenhagen experiences two terrorist attacks, resulting in multiple casualties
• 2020

  Denmark announced plans to build the world's first energy island as part of its green energy transition

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