1969
Norway's transformation from fishing economy to oil-rich nation began with the December 23, 1969 discovery of the Ekofisk oil field
by Phillips Petroleum in the Norwegian North Sea.
On this day
December 23
Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on December 23 across the 1 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
1 event
1 century
1 country
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →