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King Haakon VIII Succeeds Late King Harald V Following Funeral
4+ day, 17+ min ago (232+ words) Norway's new monarch, King Haakon VIII, walked behind the coffin of his late father, King Harald V, as the funeral procession emerged from the Royal Palace in Oslo on September 9, 2026. The late king's coffin was carried on a ceremonial gun…...
King Haakon reaches for grieving mother Queen Sonja's hand in emotional moment
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (381+ words) King Haakon VIII stood by Queen Sonja's side as his mother arrived at Oslo Cathedral to attend the funeral of her beloved husband, King Harald V. The grieving widow arrived in a black dress paired with a pearl necklace and a…...
Today in History: September 6, President McKinley fatally shot
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (385+ words) Today is Sunday, Sept. 6, the 249th day of 2026. There are 116 days left in the year. On Sept. 6, 1901, President William McKinley was shot and mortally wounded by anarchist Leon Czolgosz (CHAWL’-gawsh) at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. (McKinley died…...
Who is King Haakon VIII? Meet Norway's new sovereign taking over from King Harald
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (1114+ words) Today, the state funeral of King Harald will be held following the former monarch's death at the age of 89 on 28 August. The service at Oslo Cathedral will mark a major historic milestone as the first funeral of a Norwegian monarch…...
Today in History: September 8, Wells Fargo fined $185 million in unauthorized accounts scandal
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (364+ words) Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2026. There are 114 days left in the year. On Sept. 8, 2016, California and federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a combined $185 million, alleging the bank’s employees illegally opened millions of unauthorized accounts for their customers in…...
Today in History: September 8, Ford pardons Nixon
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (364+ words) Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2026. There are 114 days left in the year. On Sept. 8, 1974, one month after taking office, President Gerald R. Ford granted a "full, free, and absolute pardon" to former President Richard Nixon for any crimes committed…...
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 and his son becomes King Haakon VIII
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1123+ words) Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 12:21 PM MT STAVANGER, Norway — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of potential brides from the European nobility…...
King Harald V of Norway Dies at 89 After 35-Year Reign
1+ week, 4+ day ago (623+ words) King Harald V of Norway, the reform-minded monarch who opened one of Europe's oldest royal houses to a changing country, has died at 89. The Royal Palace announced that Harald died peacefully at Oslo University Hospital at 6:35 a.m. on Friday, August 28, ending…...
Harald V, Norway's king who raced yachts at Olympics, passes away at 89
2+ week, 3+ day ago (591+ words) (Aug 28): King Harald V, Norway’s monarch for 35 years and a three-time Olympic yachtsman, has died. He was 89. The king died at the Rikshospitalet in Oslo at 6.35am on Friday, the Royal Palace said in a statement on its website. In and…...
Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89, Crown Prince Haakan takes throne
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