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jan 1, 1789 - Storming of the Bastille

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Fearing that Louis XVI would forcibly shut down the National Assembly, a mob of Parisians stormed and burned the infamous political prison, Bastille, and raided its armory in July 1789. This event triggered the diffusion of revolutionary zeal.

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jan 1, 1789
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~ 237 years ago