THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 14
July 14 in history
What happened on July 14: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1789 and 1889, each linked to the map that shows it.
A Paris crowd storms the Bastille for its gunpowder and finds seven prisoners and a symbol. The Revolution has its date.
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— Second International
14 Jul 1889 — Socialist and labour parties from twenty countries found the Second International and call for an eight-hour day, marked every 1 May. Organised labour is now an international force.
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