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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 121 |
The Napoleonic Code was based on earlier French laws as well as Roman laws. |
History > European |
01/16/09 |
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| 122 |
The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 between France and the United Kingdom. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/15/09 |
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| 123 |
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on October 21, 1805. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/14/09 |
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| 124 |
The fall of the Roman Empire in 466 BC was the same date the Dark Age begun. |
History > Ancient |
01/14/09 |
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| 125 |
The Declaration of Pillnitz was issued on August 27, 1791. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/13/09 |
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| 126 |
The Cult of the Supreme Being, created by Maximilian Robespierre, was a religion based on deism. |
History > European |
01/13/09 |
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| 127 |
The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/13/09 |
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| 128 |
The Jacobin Club closed after Maximilian Robespierre was beheaded. |
History > European |
01/12/09 |
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| 129 |
On February 6, 1971, Alan Shepard used 6-iron to hit a golf ball on the moon. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/12/09 |
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| 130 |
Slaves in Ancient Rome made up about 40% of the population. |
History > Ancient |
01/12/09 |
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| 131 |
The French Estates General was a legislative assembly consisting of the First Estate (the clergy), the Second Estate (the nobility), and the Third Estate (the commoners/everyone else). |
History > European |
01/12/09 |
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| 132 |
Asparagus was a highly prized delicacy in ancient Rome. |
History > Ancient |
01/12/09 |
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| 133 |
Political instability, Enlightenment influence, and national bankruptcy were three of the many causes of the French Revolution. |
History > European |
01/12/09 |
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| 134 |
The "Six-Day War" ended on June 10, 1967. |
History > War |
01/11/09 |
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| 135 |
The Tennis Court Oath took place on June 20, 1789. |
History > Famous Dates |
01/09/09 |
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