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ON THIS DAY: Bastille Day and the birth of the French Revolution (1789)

Historical turning point On 14 July 1789, Parisians stormed the Bastille – a medieval fortress and prison in the heart of Paris – in an...

ON THIS DAY: Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in Paris (1793)

On 21 January 1793, Louis XVI of France was executed by guillotine in Paris after being convicted of high treason by the French Parliament,...

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