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1789 – The Revolution Begins; the Estates-General and the Constituent Assembly. 1790 – the Rise of the Political Clubs. 1791 – The unsuccessful flight of the Royal Family from Paris. 1792 – War and the overthrow of the monarchy. December 10, 1792 – January 21, 1793 – Trial and Execution of Louis XVI.
Miraflores Locks in 2004. The idea of the Panama Canal dates back to 1513, when Vasco Núñez de Balboa first crossed the Isthmus of Panama. This narrow land bridge between North and South America was a fine location to dig a water passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The earliest European colonists recognized this, and several ...
The history of Egypt has been long and wealthy, due to the flow of the Nile River with its fertile banks and delta, as well as the accomplishments of Egypt 's native inhabitants and outside influence. Much of Egypt's ancient history was a mystery until Egyptian hieroglyphs were deciphered with the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone.
Indigenous people lived in what is now Texas more than 10,000 years ago, as evidenced by the discovery of the remains of prehistoric Leanderthal Lady. In 1519, the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadors in the region of North America now known as Texas found the region occupied by numerous Native American tribes.
1722 – Capital of La Louisiane is relocated to New Orleans, from Biloxi. [1] 1724 - Code Noir implemented in Congo Square gave enslaved Africans Sundays off "to dance". [2] 1734 – Ursuline Convent built. 1752 – Modern-day Ursuline Convent building is finished, today the oldest and finest French Colonial building in the U.S.
1791 to 1840. 1841 to 1866. 1867 to 1899. 1900 to 1930. 1931 to 1959. 1960 to 1981. 1982 to present. Territory of Quebec. First Nations.
In the history of France, the period from 1789 to 1914, dubbed the "long 19th century" by the historian Eric Hobsbawm, extends from the French Revolution 's aftermath to the brink of World War I. Throughout this period, France underwent significant transformations that reshaped its geography, demographics, language, and economic landscape ...
