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1. Pratt – located in New [...]

Born in 1758 in Arras, France, Maximilien Robespierre met tragedy early on with the death of his parents. Learning how to read and write, he eventually obtained a scholarship to secondary school where he learned about the Roman Republic and the Enlightenment.

Following the establishment of the National Assembly and the storming of the Bastille, a bread shortage and rising prices were impacting the lower class residents of Paris. Mob violence began to take to the streets, even one time killing a baker who raised his prices.

At the beginning of the French Revolution, a number of members of the Third Estate and some from the First Estate signed what became known as the Tennis Court Oath. These members met during the Estates-General of June 20, 1789 at a tennis court located near the Palace of Versailles. 576 of the 577 people attending signed the document.

One of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. It defines the universal practicality of the individual and collective rights of each estate of the realm. It was influenced heavily by the doctrine of natural rights and mandated that the rights of Man are universal and valid at all times and in every place. This was used to establish the fundamental rights of French citizens and all men without exception. It also established the principles of popular sovereignty and dismantled the diving right of kings. However, it does not address concerns of women and slaves.

Following an insurrection by the Paris Commune on August 10, 1792, the Legislative Assembly suspended the powers of King Louis XVI and called for a new National Convention to draw up a new constitution. An election was held for all Frenchmen of 25 years or older by universal male suffrage. The National Convention was first brought into session on September 20, 1792. The first order of the body was to abolish the monarchy. It also established September 22 as the first day of the French Republic.

Following the heavy losses of the French and Indian War, as well as France’s involvement in the American Revolution, the country found itself in a massive financial crisis. Debt, inflation, a lack of food, King Louis XVI’s lavish spending practices and an archaic taxation system. The First Estate of the Clergy and the Second Estate of the Nobility was not required to pay taxes, leaving the commoners in the Third Estate with the duty of filling the national coffers.

The Copernican Revolution changed the way the world viewed its place in the universe. It introduced the concept of the heliocentric model of the solar system that predicted the Earth revolved around the Sun. Previous models stated that the Earth was the center of the universe.

Global genetic variations of the human species can help identify the origins of man as well as define the migration of our past. The site of genetic variations is most prominent in Africa and become less frequent as the population spread out into other parts of the world.

Edmund Halley was best known for identifying the correct period of time for the return of what would become known as Halley’s Comet. Among his other studies, he observed stars and planetary motion, identified magnetic fields and attempted to date Stonehenge. Read on for more facts.