April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
June 10 » The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
July 22 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean becoming the first recorded human to complete a transcontinental crossing of North America.
August 12 » The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two.
November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
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