May 5, 1789- Louis XVI called Estates-General to a meeting in Versailles to approve a tax plan.
June 17, 1789- The Third Estate declared themselves the National Assembly and made the Tennis Court Oath.
July 14, 1789- The people of Paris stormed Bastille
August 27, 1789- The National Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
June 20,1791-Louis XVI and his family tried to flee France but were arrested.
January 21, 1793- Louis XVI sentanced to the guillotine.
July 28, 1794- Robespierre was beheaded.
1799- The Directory fell and ended the French Revolution.
Information from:
http://www.thecaveonline.com/APEH/revueFrRev.html
http://www.angelfire.com/va/frenchrev/timeline.html
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