jul 14, 1789 - Parisians Storm the Bastille
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On July 14, 1789, thousands of Parisians stormed the prison to protest King Louis XVI's abuse of power. It was a defining moment of the revolution that toppled the monarchy. When angry commoners stormed the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, they struck a blow against one of the monarchy's most forbidding symbolsAdded to timeline:
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jul 14, 1789
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~ 236 years ago