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Sep 9, 1429
Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc leads the French troops agains the English. They end a siege by the British during the Hundred Years' War between France and England -
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Louis XIV
Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, reigns -
French Revolution Begins
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Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor
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Tour de France created
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France battles Germany in World War I
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Germany invades france during World War II
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Paris is freed from German occupation
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French-Indochina War
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Francois Mitterrand elected president
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Edith Cresson first femal Prime Minister
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Channel Tunnel opens
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Euro bills and coins introduced
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Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President
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Francois Hollande elected President
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Treaty of Versaille ends World War I
