1903 ⟶ Inaugural Tour de France Bicycle Race

July 1: The first Tour de France is held.
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📚 French Establishment of Free, Secular Education

1882: The Jules Ferry laws are passed in France establishing free, secular education.⟶
French Establishment of Free, Secular Education (1881)
EducationSecularismRepublicFrench Third RepublicSocial ReformLiteracyEnlightenment
FranceFrance

💃 Moulin Rouge Cabaret Opens in Paris

Moulin Rouge opens in Paris.⟶
Moulin Rouge Cabaret Opens in Paris (1889)
EntertainmentSocial History
FranceFrance

✡️ Dreyfus Affair Exposes Antisemitism in France

1894–1906: Dreyfuss Affair shows intense antisemitism in France.⟶
Dreyfus Affair Exposes Antisemitism in France (1894)
AntisemitismJusticePolitical ScandalFrench Third RepublicJewish HistorySocial InequalityXenophobia
FranceFrance

🚴 Inaugural Tour de France Bicycle Race

July 1: The first Tour de France is held.⟶
Inaugural Tour de France Bicycle Race (1903)
SportsCyclingCompetition
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🥇 First Winter Olympic Games Held in Chamonix

January 25 – February 5: The first edition of the Winter Olympic Games is hosted in Chamonix, France.⟶
First Winter Olympic Games Held in Chamonix (1924)
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FranceFrance

✊ Yellow Vest Protests Spark Civil Unrest in France

Yellow vests movement becomes France's largest sustained period of civil unrest since 1968.⟶
Yellow Vest Protests Spark Civil Unrest in France (2018)
ProtestsCivil UnrestSocial MovementsPopulismPolitical Polarization
FranceFrance