Quiz: The French Revolution

Liberty Leading the People - Eugène Delacroix (1830)

Quiz: The French Revolution

13 July 2017 / 0 Comments

Quiz

From La Bastille and Louis XVI to Robespierre and Madame Guillotine, how much do you know about the French Revolution?

Fact of the Day

The average height of the average male in the twelfth century was five-foot-seven.

Quote of the Day

"To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace"

~ Tacitus

On This Day

1792 The Tuileries royal palace that was home to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette and defended by the Swiss Guard, was attacked by Parisians and the National Guard. Louis ordered the Swiss to cease fire, which led to the massacre of some 600 of their number. France was declared a republic and Louis was executed five months later.

1793 The Musée du Louvre was officially opened in Paris.

1842 The Mines and Collieries Act was passed, prohibiting women and children under the age of 10 from working underground.

1945 A day after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan announced its intention to surrender, although it refused to contemplate a reduction in the power of the emperor.