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King Louis XVI calls a meeting of the Estates-General to settle problems faced by France.
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Members of the Third Estate of the Estates General, now organized into the National Assembly, swear to not stop working towards a constitution of France.
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The people of Paris storm the Bastille to obtain the guns and gunpowder stored in the armories.
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The National Assembly approves the Declaration of the Rights of Man, beginning the revolution.
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Thousands of women march on Versailles after a protest against the high price and scarcity of bread. The women force King Louis XVI and other nobles to move from the Palace of Versailles to Paris, ending the absolute rule of the King.
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Former King of France, Louis XVI, is tried for treason against the people of France and sentenced to death by beheading.
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Bloods runs as heavy as rain in the streets as the National Razor, the guillotine, kills thousands of people suspected of plotting against the revolution.
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Robespierre, a prominent leader of the Revolution and the unofficial dictator of France, is beheaded, ending the Reign of Terror.
