jun 20, 1789 - The Tennis Court Oath
Description:
On this day in a indoor tennis court (salle du jeu de paume) the members of the third estate who had formed a national assembly took an oath in the terms of, "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established". This was a Turning point in the French Revolution.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 20, 1789
Now
~ 236 years ago