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===Dated Events=== | ===Dated Events=== | ||
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[February 4]].''' George Washington is elected the first President of the United States. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[March 4]].''' The Constitution of the United States is declared in effect by the first U.S. Congress. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[April 28]].''' A mutiny is led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh on the HMS ''Bounty''. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[May 5]].''' The Estates-General convene in France for the first time since [[1614]]. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[June 17]].''' The Third Estate of the Estates-General, representing the bourgeoisie, declares itself the National Assembly, inviting members of the the other two Estates to join them. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[June 20]].''' Having been locked out of their regular meeting-hall by Louis XVI, the National Assembly meets in a tennis court, and signs the Tennis Court Oath- widely considered the first step towards the French Revolution. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[July 9]].''' The National Assembly meets in Versailles; declaring itself the National Constituent Assembly, it begins preparing a French constitution. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[July 12]].''' Crowds in Paris angrily protest Louis XVI's dismissal of the popular finance minister Jacques Necker. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[July 14]].''' The French Revolution erupts in force as the Bastille is stormed by Parisians and peasants begin to attack the manors of nobles. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[August 4]].''' End of the feudal system in France. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[August 26]].''' The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is adopted by the National Constituent Assembly. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[November 20]].''' New Jersey becomes the first of the United States to ratify the Bill of Rights. | |
| − | + | {{timereal}} '''[[November 21]].''' North Carolina ratifies the U.S. Constitution and becomes the 12th member of the United States. | |
===Undated Events=== | ===Undated Events=== | ||
| − | + | {{timereal}} Abd-al-Hamid I is replaced by Selim III as sultan of the Ottoman Empire. | |
Revision as of 20:44, 1 March 2007
Events
Dated Events
Real World February 4. George Washington is elected the first President of the United States.
Real World March 4. The Constitution of the United States is declared in effect by the first U.S. Congress.
Real World April 28. A mutiny is led by Fletcher Christian against Captain William Bligh on the HMS Bounty.
Real World May 5. The Estates-General convene in France for the first time since 1614.
Real World June 17. The Third Estate of the Estates-General, representing the bourgeoisie, declares itself the National Assembly, inviting members of the the other two Estates to join them.
Real World June 20. Having been locked out of their regular meeting-hall by Louis XVI, the National Assembly meets in a tennis court, and signs the Tennis Court Oath- widely considered the first step towards the French Revolution.
Real World July 9. The National Assembly meets in Versailles; declaring itself the National Constituent Assembly, it begins preparing a French constitution.
Real World July 12. Crowds in Paris angrily protest Louis XVI's dismissal of the popular finance minister Jacques Necker.
Real World July 14. The French Revolution erupts in force as the Bastille is stormed by Parisians and peasants begin to attack the manors of nobles.
Real World August 4. End of the feudal system in France.
Real World August 26. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is adopted by the National Constituent Assembly.
Real World November 20. New Jersey becomes the first of the United States to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Real World November 21. North Carolina ratifies the U.S. Constitution and becomes the 12th member of the United States.
Undated Events
Real World Abd-al-Hamid I is replaced by Selim III as sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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