Despite the occupation in 1941, Iceland requested full independence from Denmark, which was granted. On June 17, 1944, ...

In the far reaches of the North Atlantic a postwar problem reared its infant head. By a landslide vote of 45-7, Iceland’s Parliament called for full independence as a Republic on June 17, 1944 ...

Iceland’s agitation against the U.S. base comes from a people who have had their independence from Denmark for only twelve years, have no army of their own and dislike having foreign troops around.

Iceland has been preparing for sovereignty since December 1, 1918, when, by the "Law of Union," she gained independence from Denmark. During the period when she was a daughter-nation of Denmark, her ...

Then in 1944 (the same year Iceland gained its independence from Denmark), the Iceland’s Publishers’ Association created the Bókatíðindi, or Book Bulletin. A catalog of new publications, ...

Benediktsson became the country's prime minister following an agreement between his own Independence Party ... of the Lutheran Reformation in Iceland. 1602 - Denmark assumes a monopoly on all ...