When Borghild Ingebjørg Paulsen was born on 22 July 1895, in Herøy, Nordland, Norway, her father, Karsten Mork Berfjord Paulson, was 38 and her mother, Ingeborg Anna Josepha Oldsdatter, was 34. She married Thormon Christian "Tommy" Johnson Dosland on 14 August 1924, in Mavie, Pennington, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Benville Township, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States in 1910 and Lee Township, Norman, Minnesota, United States in 1930. She died on 20 June 1935, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Lee Township, Norman, Minnesota, United States.
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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
A Swedish man, Olof Ohman, was farming on his land when he came across a 202-pound rock slab that had strange writing on it. Convinced it was proof that Scandinavian explorers came to that area before Columbus found the Americas, he had it looked at by scholars and linguists to find its translation. There has been a drawn-out debate on the stone's authenticity, with a scholarly consensus that classifies it as a hoax and the community which is convinced that it is authentic.
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Sven, Bent, Thor, Alf, Einer, Fredrik, Gudmund, Hjordis, Iver, Jorgen, Karsten.
North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Paul .
Americanized form of Danish and Norwegian Poulsen , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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