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Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789 -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799 -
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789 -
Flight to Varennes
during the night of 20–21 June 1791 was a significant episode in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, his queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family attempted unsuccessfully to escape from Paris in order to initiate a counter-revolution at the head of loyal troops under royalist officers -
French Revolution
The Insurrection of 10 August 1792 was one of the defining events in the history of the French Revolution. -
From John Adams to Tench Coxe
I received yesterday your Letter of the 3d and pray you to accept of many Thanks for your obliging Attention to my Affairs -
King Louis XVI executed
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris -
Law of Suspects
on 17 September 1793, during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. It marked a significant weakening of individual freedoms that led to "revolutionary paranoia" that swept the nation -
George Washington to James Madison
The calamitous situation of Philadelphia and the little prospect from present appearances of its eligibility to receive Congress by the first monday in Decembr involves a serious difficulty -
Jacques Hébert
was a French journalist, and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne during the French Revolution -
Robespierre overthrown in France
Maximilien Robespierre, the architect of the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, is overthrown and arrested by the National Convention -
Vendémiaire
is the name given to a battle between the French Revolutionary troops and Royalist forces in the streets of Paris. -
Alexander Hamilton to George Washington
have noticed a piece in the Aurora under the signature of the Calm Observer which I think requires explanation and I mean to give one with my name.1 I have written to Mr. Wolcott for materials from the Books of the Treasury
