My fancy canvas by Jaden Gonzalez https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9 Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2018-03-22 20:16:42 UTC 2018-03-22 20:31:25 UTC hello@padlet.com this day in history 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245234245 2018-03-22 20:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245234245 00:0101:00 https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-celebrates-2000th-birthday <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.history.com/embed/21178444" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Lead Story1951Paris celebrates 2,000th birthdayShare this:facebooktwittergoogle+PRINT CITEOn this day in 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 the City of Lights was most likely founded around 250 B.C 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245234937 2018-03-22 20:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245234937 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245235269
The history of Pariscan be traced back to a Gallic tribe known as the Parisii, who sometime around 250 B.C. settled an island (known today as Ile de la Cite) in the Seine River, which runs through present-day Paris. By 52 B.C., Julius Caesar and the Romans had taken over the area, which eventually became Christianized and known as Lutetia, Latin for “midwater dwelling.” The settlement later spread to both the left and right banks of the Seine and the name Lutetia was replaced with “Paris.” In 987 A.D., Paris became the capital of France. As the city grew, the Left Bank earned a reputation as the intellectual district while the Right Bank became known for business]]> 2018-03-22 20:20:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245235269 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245235987 During the French Renaissance period, from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, Paris became a center of art, architecture and science. In the mid-1800s, Napoleon III hired civic planner Georges-Eugene Hausmann to modernize Paris. Hausmann’s designs gave the city wide, tree-lined boulevards, large public parks, a new sewer system and other public works projects. The city continued to develop as an important hub for the arts and culture. In the 1860s, an artistic movement known as French Impression emerged, featuring the work of a group of Paris-based artists that included Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.]]> 2018-03-22 20:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245235987 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245236384 Today, Paris is home to some 2 million residents, with an additional 10 million people living in the surrounding metropolitan area. The city retains its reputation as a center for food, fashion, commerce and culture. Paris also continues to be one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, renowned for such sights as the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution), the Arc de Triomphe, the Champs-Elysees, Notre Dame Cathedral (built in 1163), Luxembourg Gardens and the Louvre Museum, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Mona Lisa]]> 2018-03-22 20:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245236384 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245237265
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1497   Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.]]> 2018-03-22 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245237979 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245238457
1839   John D. Rockefeller (Businessman)

1857   Alfred Binet (French Psychologist)

1949   Wolfgang Puck (Chef)

1958   Kevin Bacon (Actor)

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]]> 2018-03-22 20:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245238457 2064409 https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245238890 Want to know what happened the year you were born? What famous celebrities or historical figures share the same birth year as you do? Are you really as old as that guy? Did that event really happen the year I was born? Be sure to check on a few friends birthdays as well. Click here for a list of yearsor to enter the year you were born]]> 2018-03-22 20:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/2064409/1fbfczutfhh9/wish/245238890