French Revolution
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Held each year on 14 July, the national holiday marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, a key event from the French Revolution.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
France ended slavery in 1794 under the French Revolution, but Napoleon Bonaparte ordered troops to be sent to Guadeloupe in 1802 to restore the practice.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
But Mr. Popkin has shown how much the abolition debate mattered at every stage of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The French Revolution, by contrast, concentrated its energy into the Committee of Public Safety and cults of personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mass paranoia so gripped the ghettos, reminding me of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution, that I could not even trust my own mother.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
