Daily Facts about France

2003

The Concorde makes its last commercial flight, marking the end of an era in supersonic air travel.

1865

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer, is born.

1812

Claude François de Malet, a general in the Napoleonic army, tries to overthrow Napoleon in the Malet coup d'état.

1809

Louis Braille, the creator of the Braille system for the blind, is born in Coupvray, France, revolutionizing communication for the visually impaired.

1777

France formally acknowledges the independence of the United States during the American Revolutionary War, becoming a critical ally to the American cause.

1415

The Battle of Agincourt takes place during the Hundred Years' War, with the English defeating the French.