On the 21st January 1793, former French King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine at the Place de la Revolution in Paris.
17th October 1933: Einstein moves to the USA after Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
17th October 2017
The morning of the 14th July 1789 saw the beginning of the French Revolution when Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a large fortress, prison and ammunition store that symbolised everything that was wrong with the monarchy.
King Louis XVI of France and his family were caught attempting to escape Paris during the Flight to Varennes.
France and the United States signed the first two treaties ever negotiated by the American government, and which formally recognised the independence of the United States.
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2018
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017