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Today in History - February 20

02/20/13 01:17 AM

1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.

Orkney Islands
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By: kjfitz
@ 2011-03-04 10:40:44

1944 - SF Hydro, Norwegian steam powered railway ferry, was the target of a Norwegian operation on 20 February 1944, when resistance fighters sank the ferry in the deepest spot of Tinnsjø in order to prevent Nazi Germany from sending heavy water to Germany.

Memorial to the victims of the SF Hydro sinking
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-30 09:35:58

SF Ammonia, sister ferry to SF Hydro
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By: Dania
@ 2012-12-30 09:46:43

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