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