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Cabaret du Ciel and de l’Enfer – The Cabaret of Heaven and Hell in Paris
A famous cabaret in Montmartre, founded in November 1892 by Antonin Alexander. The Cabaret de L’Enfer was the counterpart to The Cabaret du Ciel, another cabaret which
Le Mans disaster – The world’s worst motorsport accident in Le Mans
On 11 June 1955, a major crash occurred during the 24 Hours of Le Mans motor race at Circuit de la Sarthe. The accident happened at 6:25 pm
Simone Segouin – Τhe woman of resistance in Paris
Also known as Nicole Minet, was young French Résistance fighter during the war. She had come from Chartres to help liberate the capital on August 19, 1944. Simone
Charles de Gaulle – The birthplace of General in Lille
French army officer and statesman who led the French Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II, and chaired the Provisional Government of the French
Statue of Liberty – The site where was built in Paris
The copper statue, a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States, was designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and its metal framework
Fort Boyard – The legendary stone vessel in Pertuis d’Antioche
Building started under Napoleon Bonaparte in 1801 and was completed in 1857. Engineers Ferregeau and Armand Samuel de Marescot, and Vice-Admiral
Vincent van Gogh – The Impressionists dies in Auvers-sur-Oise
The death of Dutch painter, occurred in the early morning of 29 July 1890, in his room at the Auberge Ravoux in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise in northern France. Van Gogh was shot in the stomach, either by himself or by others, and died two days later. Adeline Ravoux, the innkeeper’s daughter who was only 13 at […]
