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1986 1st Francophone Summit convenes at Versailles
1978 Brittany separatists bomb Palace of Versailles in France 1970 Julie Halard, born in Versailles, France, tennis star, 1995 Prague 1958 Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics 1946 John Conlee, Versailles, Kentucky, country singer, Common Man 1944 General Eisenhowers train returns to Versailles 1939 Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I 1938 John Corigliano, born in New York City, composer, Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles 1937 Paul Mefano, born in France, composer, conductor, founded Ensemble 2e2m, premiered over 500 works by young composers, including James Dillon and Franco Donatoni, directed the Conservatory of Versailles 1996 - 2005 1936 Hitler breaks Treaty of Versailles, sends troops to Rhineland 1935 Hitler orders German rearmament, violating Versailles Treaty 1934 Adolph Hitler expands German army and Navy and creates an air force, violating Treaty of Versailles 1932 Stephane Audran, Versailles France, actress, Just Before Nightfall 1920 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles for 2nd time refusing to ratify League of Nations' covenant (maintaining isolation policy) 1919 U.S. Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations 1919 Senate 1st invokes cloture to end a filibuster (Versailles Treaty) 1919 President Wilson personally delivers Treaty of Versailles to Senate 1919 President Wilson returns to New York City from Versailles Peace Conference 1919 Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed in France 1919 Treaty of Versailles: Germany ends incorporation of Austria 1919 WW I Peace Congress opens in Versailles, France 1918 President Wilson sails for Versailles Peace Conference in France, 1st chief executive to travel outside U.S. while in office 1842 Versailles to Paris train catches fire; 50 die 1757 Charles X, Versailles France, Duke of Prussia 1756 Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles 1754 Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France, 1774-93, eventually guillotined 1710 Louis XV the Well-Beloved, Versailles, King of France, 1715-74 1683 Philip V, Versailles France, King of Spain, 1700-24, 24-46 1674 Jean Racine's "Iphigenie," premieres in Versailles |
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