The Ship That Sank on Its Parade: Vasa, August 10, 1628
On August 10, 1628, Sweden's proudest warship sailed out of Stockholm before thousands of cheering onlookers — and sank before it cleared the harbor.
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The Night Sweden Lost Its Innocence
On February 28, 1986, Swedish prime minister Olof Palme was shot dead on a Stockholm street while walking home from the cinema with his wife — a murder that shocked the world and was never solved.
The Morning an Entire Country Switched Sides of the Road
On September 3, 1967, at 5 a.m. sharp, all of Sweden moved its cars from the left side of the road to the right — and pulled it off.