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Storming of the Bastille
A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons. Many people consider this as the start of the French Revolution. -
Marie Antoinette's beheading
Marie Antoinette was beheaded after she spent quite a bit of time in a prison. She was brought before a tribunal two days before her execution. -
Picture of reign of terror
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The reign of terror
A time where thousands of people were getting arrested and executed during the French Revolution. -
Railway steam locomotive invented
Invented by Richard Reynolds, railways were rarely connected, they were generally used for local freight and passengers. -
Scorched Earth
Russia burns its towns, buildings, and supplies which forces the French to rely on a supply system, them not having much left. -
Invention of the typewriter
Created by the Americans Christopher Sholes, Frank Hall, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel W. They began production of its first typewriter on March 1, 1873. It had a QWERTY keyboard layout, which was slowly adopted by other typewriter manufacturers. -
start of the American Federation of Labor
he Federation of Organized Trade and Labor Unions, was formed by members of the Knights of Labor and labor leaders. -
Start of the Russian Revolution
social unrest in Russia had been brewing for many years prior to the events of that that year that caused the start of this. -
Provisional Government Overthrow
Bolshevik-led Red Guards deposed the Provisional Government and proclaimed soviet rule. Lenin became a virtual dictator. -
Establishment of the Soviet Union
During the period of its existence, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was by area the world’s largest country. It was also one of the most diverse, with more than 100 distinct nationalities living within its borders. The Majority though were Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians