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jul 16, 1789 - The King reinstates Necker as finance minister and withdraws royal troops from the center of the city

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The new elected Paris assembly votes the destruction of the Bastille fortress. Similar committees and local militias are formed in Lyon, Rennes, and in other large French cities.

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jul 16, 1789
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~ 236 years ago

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