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    Which large French prison was stormed in 1789?

    Question #12425. Asked by zorana. (Jun 14 01 7:03 AM)


    Gnomon

    		The Bastille, in Paris. There was only one prisoner in it at the time, but it was the symbol of the Aristocratic oppression of the masses, so it had to go.

    Jun 14 01, 7:15 AM
    Brainy Blonde

    		It was The Bastille on July 14, 1789 and one of the events that started the
    French Revolution. However, there were 7 inmates at the time. Spandau Prison
    housed only one prisoner until his death on August 17, 1987, Rudolf Hess, a
    Nazi war criminal.

    Jun 14 01, 10:09 AM

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