ON THIS DAY

It was on this date in 1792 that the leaders of the French revolution voted to send King Louis the 16th to the guillotine. In no time at all, he became King Louis the 15 & 7/8ths.

On this date in 1848, gas lights were installed in the White House. It took less than a wick to do it.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

City Page Survey

Fall Book Discussion and Movie Series