The Bastille and the Birth of Liberty in France
A historical panorama tracing the Bastille from fortress to symbol of tyranny, its 1789 fall, and the parallel rise of liberty in France and the United States. It covers the fortress’ design, lettre de cachet abuses, and the roles of Lafayette, Jefferson, and Louis XVI amid revolutionary pressures and foreign threats.
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France
Liberty
Barnes Black
Lexington
Uberty
United States
de Lafayette
Thomas’ Jefferson
National Assembly
Bastille
Seine
Paris
Charles Vv
Hugues
Aubriot
Preveat
Parisy
Vairlons
Vrancé
Formidale
Sean
Japanese Difficult to Learn and Read
The New East (Tokyo) notes the effort required to read Japanese and the long schooling needed for penmanship. Westerners struggle learning Japanese in their own lands, facing heartbreak and limited success, though Jesuit instructors once taught Japanese in seminary settings.
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New East
Tokyo
Marine hat etiquette tied to laundry lore during Bastille Day
An amusing wartime anecdote explains why marines keep their hats on during Bastille Day celebrations. It asserts marines wash uniforms daily, use brushes instead of washboards, and that each marine is his own “chink” in reference to laundry care and pride in appearance.
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Ashington
Gard
Hénaven
Hfe
Fashion War Echoes In Cotton To Silk Shift
A storefront scene traces postwar fashion shifts as customers debate cloth choices from cotton to silk. Shy glances and shrugging shop clerks reveal class and taste tensions as women declare preferences while a plaster mannequin in a shop window stands as a silent chorus to the era’s frills and knickers debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River of Styx
de Milo
Kind act risks trouble in city ride tale
A stranger bestows a ride to two street children who beg pennies and a lift. their mother objects citing safety, leaving the man condemned or misunderstood. The piece contrasts a well meaning deed with potential legal and social backlash, reflecting moral tensions on Capitol Hill.
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N Automobile
Jinny
Bost
Capitol Hill
Eas
Dodr
The Happiest Man in Washington and His Coffee
A playful wartime anecdote portrays a Washington figure claiming lasting happiness and describes his complaint about lukewarm drinks. He recalls months of eating cold meals and enduring unsatisfactory coffee and tea, noting a change only now.
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Washington
United States
Mikco
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Louis XVI
Louis
Ceredit
Voltaire
Rousseau
Diderot
Henice
Delaunay
Dowfdime
Ferogs
Pendal
Germany
Berty
Huns
Teuton
Marie Antoinette
Austria
Varennes
New Order
George I
England
Hanover
George II
George III
Great Britain
George
Duke of
Brunswick
Trattorn
Atte
IAD Asa
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