Government Events

1789 Jul 9
to 1791 Sep 30
 National Constituent Assembly formed
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. After ...
1791 Oct 1
to 1792 Sep 19
 Legislative Assembly formed
During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from October 1, 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary la...
1793 Apr 6 Committee of Public Safety formed
The Committee of Public Safety (French: Comité de salut public), created in April 1793 by the National Convention and then restructured July 1793, formed the de facto executive government...
2009 May 5
2:50PM-3:40PM
 Gov 2.0: Transparency, Collaboration, and Participation in Practice - RailsConf Panel
This panel will present views on how to improve civic life, protect democracy and hold politicians accountable using Web 2.0 technology. The panelists will lay out the massive need for pr...
2009 Sep 24 Paul G. Kirk, a Longtime Kennedy Ally, Chosen as Kennedy's Interim Successor
Paul Kirk is expected to get the immediate attention of top Democrats in Washington looking for all the troops they can find for the upcoming battle over legislation to overhaul the natio...