A highwayman, Nicolas Pelletier, was the first man to be executed by the guillotine in Paris, France.
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The French government made it so that Parisian women could legally wear pants.
Marie and Pierre Curie isolate radium in Paris, France.
The Summer Olympic Games opening ceremony was held outdoors for the first time ever.
The Orient Express started its first journey from Paris to Istanbul.
The chandelier of the Palais Garnier Opera House broke, and its debris fell on a crowd.
