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A series of coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks [ 14][ 15] took place on Friday, 13 November 2015 [ 16][ 17] in Paris, France, and the city's northern suburb, Saint-Denis. Beginning at 21:16, three suicide bombers struck outside the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, during an international football match, after failing to gain entry to the ...
t. e. German soldiers parade on the Champs Élysées on 14 June 1940 (Bundesarchiv) Paris started mobilizing for war in September 1939, when Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union attacked Poland, but the war seemed far away until May 10th 1940, when the Germans attacked France and quickly defeated the French army. The French government departed ...
Perpetrators. Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, Amedy Coulibaly. From 7 to 9 January 2015, attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, particularly in Paris. Three attackers killed a total of 17 people in four shooting attacks, and police then killed the three assailants. [6] [7] The attacks also wounded 22 other people.
Here's a rundown of what happened in the last season of "Emily in Paris." Emily found herself torn between 2 jobs — and 2 love interests Emily (Lily Collins ) and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) in ...
2015 Thalys train attack. / 50.46583°N 2.97389°E / 50.46583; 2.97389. On 21 August 2015, a man opened fire on a Thalys train on its way from Amsterdam to Paris. [ 6][ 7][ 8] Four people were injured, including the assailant. [ 9] French, American and British passengers confronted the attacker and subdued him.
The liberation of Paris (French: libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had been occupied by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Armistice of 22 June 1940 , after which the Wehrmacht occupied northern and ...
On 15 April 2019, just before 18:20 CEST, a structural fire broke out in the roof space of Notre-Dame de Paris, a medieval Catholic cathedral in Paris, France. By the time the fire was extinguished, the cathedral's wooden spire ( flèche) had collapsed, most of the wooden roof had been destroyed, and the cathedral's upper walls were severely ...
The Paris Commune ( French: Commune de Paris, pronounced [kɔ.myn də pa.ʁi]) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris from 18 March to 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard had defended Paris, and working-class radicalism grew among its soldiers.