Geographical Location - Paris

  1. Franco-German War
  2. Franco-Russian Alliance
  3. Fréchet Introduces the Concept of Abstract Space
  4. Frédéric Joliot and Irène Joliot-Curie Develop the First Artificial Radioactive Element
  5. The French Court Moves to Versailles
  6. The French New Wave Ushers in a New Era of Cinema
  7. French Plans for Nuclear Tests Draw Protests
  8. French Voters Elect Mitterrand
  9. The Futurists Issue Their Manifesto
  10. Great Britain’s Princess Diana Dies in Paris Car Crash
  11. Grotius Publishes On the Law of War and Peace
  12. Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises Speaks for the Lost Generation
  13. Hilbert Presents His Twenty-three Problems
  14. International Practical Temperature Scale Is Established
  15. International System of Units Is Adopted
  16. Jooss’s Antiwar Dance The Green Table Premieres
  17. Joyce’s Ulysses Epitomizes Modernism in Fiction
  18. July Revolution Deposes Charles X
  19. Kellogg-Briand Pact
  20. Kellogg-Briand Pact Outlawing War Is Signed
  21. Le Corbusier Designs and Builds Chandigarh
  22. Le Voyage dans la lune Introduces Special Effects
  23. The League of Nations is Established
  24. Leftists Rebel in France
  25. Les Fauves Exhibit at the Salon D’Automne
  26. Lévi-Strauss Explores Myth as a Key to Enlightenment
  27. Lindbergh Makes the First Nonstop Solo Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean
  28. Lindbergh’s Transatlantic Flight
  29. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte Becomes Emperor of France
  30. Louisiana Purchase
  31. L’Après-midi d’un faune Causes an Uproar
  32. Man Ray Creates the Rayograph
  33. Miller’s Notorious Novel Tropic of Cancer Is Published
  34. Monet’s Water Lilies Are Shown at the Musée de L’Orangerie
  35. The Musée d’Orsay Opens
  36. Napoleon Rises to Power in France
  37. The National Library of France Opens
  38. NATO and Russia Sign Cooperation Pact
  39. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Forms
  40. The Paris Commune
  41. The Paris Peace Conference Includes Protection for Minorities
  42. Paris Revolution of 1848
  43. Peace of Paris
  44. Pei Creates a New Entrance to the Louvre
  45. Picasso Paints Guernica
  46. Poiret’s “Hobble Skirts” Become the Rage
  47. The Pompidou Center Opens in Paris
  48. Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past Is Published
  49. Renoir Marks the High Point of Prewar Filmmaking
  50. The Rite of Spring Stuns Audiences