Sources: CBC
Thousands of demonstrators attend rallies in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Nuuk, Greenland, to protest the proposed takeover by U.S. president Donald Trump. 2026-01-17
French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot announces that France will open a consulate in Greenland in February, signaling its rejection of attempts by the United States to acquire the territory through coercion. 2026-01-14
A partial lunar eclipse is seen in the Americas, Greenland, Africa, Europe and Asia. It began early on the evening of September 17 and ended on the morning of September 18. 2024-09-18
U.S. President Donald Trump cancels his September state visit to Denmark because Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says that she has no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland. 2019-08-20
In response to reports that U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in the United States acquiring Greenland, Greenland's Foreign Minister Ane Lone Bagger dismisses the idea, noting on Twitter that "a better and more equal partnership with Denmark should be the way forward for a stronger and longer-term free Greenland". 2019-08-16
Analysis of ancient ice cores extracted from Greenland dates an eruption on Eldgjá volcano in Iceland. Iceland's largest eruption in the last 2,000 years was described in ancient poem Völuspá. 2018-03-20
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Puerto San José, Guatemala. 2017-06-22
Scientists discover an 800km long canyon that is up to 800m deep in places beneath the ice sheet that covers Greenland. 2013-08-30
Voters in Greenland go to the polls for a parliamentary election. 2013-03-12
Cairn Energy discovers gas off the coast of Greenland, amid protests from Greenpeace demanding it halt its oil operations. 2010-08-24