France installs solar air conditioner

That night, Joffre signed the order proclaiming the attack at the Marne, to be read to his troops the next morning: “At the moment when the battle upon which hangs the fate of …

Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre was born on January 12, 1852, in Rivesaltes, France. The son of a cooper-turned-wine merchant and the third of 11 children, he attended …

De Gaulle’s 1966 decision to withdraw France from NATO’s integrated military command sent shock waves through NATO’s member states. It was a reminder of the fissures …

The Paris Commune of 1871 was a short-lived revolutionary government established in the city of Paris after France’s crushing defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. …

The French Revolution was a watershed event in world history.

On August 25, 1944, after more than four years of Nazi occupation, Paris is liberated by the French 2nd Armored Division and the U.S. 4th Infantry Division. German …

After four years of debate and planning, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte enacts a new legal framework for France, known as the “Napoleonic Code.” The civil code …

After more than two centuries as a royal palace, the Louvre is opened as a public museum in Paris by the French revol...

On July 8, 1951, Paris, the capital city of France, celebrates turning 2,000 years old. In fact, a few more candles would’ve technically been required on the birthday cake, as …

Marie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was execute...