April: The War of the Austrian Succession is ended by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. This war ended in a stalemate, with no advantage for France, however it greatly expanded the French national debt. October: Baron de Montesquieu publishesThe Spirit of the Laws, a treatise on political phil...
April 1st: Frustrated by the progress of the war and the events of the revolution, the French general Dumouriez defects to the Austrians. April 6th: The Duke of Orleans, now styled as Philippe Égalité, is arrested. April 14th: The National Convention votes to impeach Jean-Paul Marat, ...
In this lesson, we will learn about the French Revolution, a movement by the French people to create a much fairer political and economic system in their country. Unfortunately, it quickly spiraled out of control into a time known as The Terror!
FRENCHREVOLUTIONTIMELINE 1789 May5:MeetingoftheEstates-General June17:NationalAssemblydeclared June20:TennisCourtOath July14:StormingoftheBastille August4:Surrenderoffeudalrights August27:DeclarationoftheRightsofMan October5-6:OutbreakoftheParismob;Liberalmonarchicalconstitution 1790 July14:Constitutionacceptedby...
French army stops Prussians and Austrians at Valmy (Belgium) Oct. 1792 Revolutionary calendar introduced; Sept. 22, 1792 Jan. 21, 1793 Convention condemns and executes the King. Feb. 1793 Convention declares war on 1st Coalition of Austria, Prussia, Britain, Holland and Spain. Counter-revolutio...
Origins of water ? Any water on Earth during the latter part of its accretion would have been disrupted by the Moon-forming impact (~4.5 billion years ago), which likely vaporized much of Earth's crust and upper mantle and created a rock-vapor atmosphere around the young planet. The ...
After the French Revolution, the Royale is dropped and the character of the academy changes. It later becomes the Institut de France. HISTORY Sept. 2, The Great Fire of London, having started at Pudding Lane, began to demolish about four-fifths of London. It started at the house of King...
68,000 BC[9] All Worlds The Machine Gods are sent by Chaos to humanity's universe to find a suitable planet to colonize. Thousands of years before 12,000 BC All Worlds Titanomachia: Zeus overthrows Kronos and becomes the Chief God of the Olympian pantheon Sometime before 12,000 BC[10...
Soviet Union Emerges From October Revolution • February 21, 1848: German economist and philosopher Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto, calling for a working-class revolt against capitalism. Its motto, “Workers of the world, unite!” quickly became a rallying cry. ...
Learn about the Second Industrial Revolution, including a timeline of events, the inventions it produced, and how it differed from the First...