The History Daily - An Entertaining Look Back By Trevor Smith and Charles Smith
September 20, 2004 on this day: In 1792 the French revolutionary army defeated the Allied invaders at the Battle of Valmy. Paris was in revolt and on August 10 the Deputies of the Assembly voted to suspend the king from office and to write a new constitution for France. However, Allied armies led by the Duke of Brunswick were advancing into France. News that Verdun had fallen to the enemy sparked a massacre of royalists in Paris. Among the victims included anyone suspected of royalist sympathy. On September 20, the French forces defeated Brunswick at Valmy and he was forced to retreat. Two days later, royalty was abolished in France and 1792 was declared Year I of the French Republic. Premium Subscribers read more! If you had the Premium Version you would read about one of the first civil rights conventions in the U.S. You would also read about the attempted assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Plus, there is more! Upgrade today at http://www.historydaily.com/premium.html . Also on this day: In 1850 slave trading was prohibited in Washington, D.C. This was enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850. In 1859 George B. Simpson patented the electric range. FRIDAY'S QUESTION AND ANSWER: How many teams are in the NFL? There are thirty-two teams. Robert McKinney sent the correct answer first. TODAY'S QUESTION: This U.S. senator, known as "The Great Compromiser," is given primary credit for the passage of the Compromise of 1850. Who is he? Send your answer to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Copyright 2004 Trevor Smith --- You are currently subscribed to historydaily2 as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe click on the link below: http://go.netatlantic.com:8080/cgi-bin/unsubscribe.pl?id=32085219I
