1. I opened Google today....and the commemoration is this:
"When did the Eiffel Tower open to the public? March 31, 1889
...March 31, 1889 the Eiffel Tower first opened to the public in Paris and today, Google is celebrating its 126th anniversary with a doodle that shows workers giving final touches to the French marvel."
When did the Eiffel Tower open to the public March 31 1889 - IBNLive
2. But what is rarely mentioned is that the geography on which it is built is historic, as well....
A massacre took place there, playing a significant role during the French Revolution.....
...and the man in charge of said massacre was........
14th July 1789: Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille.
15th July 1789: Lafayette was appointed Commander of National Guard.
The very same Lafayette who aided George Washington....
3. "During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre', the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars. On that day, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. Later that day, leaders of the republicans in France rallied against this decision."
"....A large crowd gathered at the Champ de Mars to sign the petition. The marquis de Lafayette and the National Guard, which was under his command,....the crowd, led by Danton....
....the National Guard opened fire directly on the crowd. The exact numbers of dead and wounded are unknown; estimates range from a dozen to fifty dead." Champ de Mars Massacre - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
The reputation of Lafayette suffered greatly...and never recovered.
4. The Champ de Mars Massacre resonated with the French in much the same way that the Boston Massacre did in America.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
( Often attributed to Mark Twain )
"When did the Eiffel Tower open to the public? March 31, 1889
...March 31, 1889 the Eiffel Tower first opened to the public in Paris and today, Google is celebrating its 126th anniversary with a doodle that shows workers giving final touches to the French marvel."
When did the Eiffel Tower open to the public March 31 1889 - IBNLive
2. But what is rarely mentioned is that the geography on which it is built is historic, as well....
A massacre took place there, playing a significant role during the French Revolution.....
...and the man in charge of said massacre was........
14th July 1789: Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille.
15th July 1789: Lafayette was appointed Commander of National Guard.
The very same Lafayette who aided George Washington....
3. "During the French Revolution, on 17 July 1791, the Champ de Mars in Paris was the site of a massacre', the fusillade du Champ-de-Mars. On that day, the National Constituent Assembly issued a decree that the king, Louis XVI, would remain king under a constitutional monarchy. Later that day, leaders of the republicans in France rallied against this decision."
"....A large crowd gathered at the Champ de Mars to sign the petition. The marquis de Lafayette and the National Guard, which was under his command,....the crowd, led by Danton....
....the National Guard opened fire directly on the crowd. The exact numbers of dead and wounded are unknown; estimates range from a dozen to fifty dead." Champ de Mars Massacre - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
The reputation of Lafayette suffered greatly...and never recovered.
4. The Champ de Mars Massacre resonated with the French in much the same way that the Boston Massacre did in America.
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."
( Often attributed to Mark Twain )
"vassal"...so true.
