Showing posts with label French Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Revolution. Show all posts
Monday, August 1, 2011
On this Date in 1798...
...French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) – Battle begins when a British fleet engages the French Revolutionary Navy fleet in an unusual night action. It was unusual because no-one remembered to bring a night-light and everyone was running around stubbing their toes on the cannons.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
On this Date in 1793...
...journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat was assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction. Thus making it even less desirable for journalists to take their annual bath, which gave rise to the term "yellow journalism" as many journalists would go years without bathing causing their skin to take on a sickly, yellow hue.
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