King Louis XVI of France and his family were caught attempting to escape Paris during the Flight to Varennes.
14th May 1955: The establishment of the Warsaw Pact
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9th August 1974: Richard Nixon resigns as President of the USA
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7th August 1964: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by US Congress
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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
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9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
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1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
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