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3 Sep 1783
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Peace of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War
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1793
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France introduces the decimal system.
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1793
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Notre Dame plundered and re-dedicated to Reason during the French Revolution
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2 Dec 1804
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Coronation of Napoleon
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20 Mar 1815
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The Hundred Days: Napoleon briefly regains power in France
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1831
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Publication of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo
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1845
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Major restoration work at Notre Dame Cathedral under Viollet-le-Duc
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1897-1900
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Construction of the Petit Palais
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1897-1900
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Construction of the Grand Palais for the Universal Exposition of 1900
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14 Apr 1900-
12 Nov 1900
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1900 Paris Exposition (Exposition Universelle)
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21 Jun 1905
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Birth of Jean-Paul Sartre
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1906
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Picasso creates the first Cubist painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
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1907
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Development of Cubism
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Sep 1916
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British introduce first tanks during Battle of the Somme
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7 Aug 1919
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Charles Godefroy flies his biplane through the Arc de Triomphe
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1 May 1937
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Picasso Paints Guernica
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3 Sep 1939
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Britain and France declare war on Germany
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1940
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Discovery of the Lascaux Caves
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3 Jun 1940
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Dunkirk evacuation complete
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26 Aug 1944
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Thanksgiving service for liberated Paris in Notre Dame Cathedral
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1971-77
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Construction of the Centre Pompidou
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1991
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Major restoration and cleaning work at Notre Dame Cathedral
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1998
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Creation of statue of Winston Churchill by Jean Cardot
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Dec 1998
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"Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France" (71 structures and 7 roads) designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO
