Facts and Events That Happened in This Year
Mayor of Paris Jean Sylvain Bailly was guillotined at Champ de Mars during the Reign of terror.
The Festival of Reason was held at Notre Dame, Paris.
Political activist and French playwright Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
Queen Marie Antoinette was executed during the French Revolution.
President George Washington marked the location for the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
The Reign of Terror occurred in France, where many massacres and public executions happened during the French Revolution.
During the French Revolution, a mass levy was adopted, making it compulsory for any able-bodied men aged 18 to 25 to join military service.
Following the divide of the Rhone-et-Loire department in France, the Rhone department became independent.
George Washington held the first Cabinet meeting in his house in Mount Vernon.
The return of escaped slaves in the US became compulsory after congress introduced the fugitive slave law.
King of France, Louis XVI, faced gruesome guillotine execution for high treason.
French King Louis XVI was sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
Jean Pierre Blanchard flew the first hot air balloon in the US.
