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June 21

1791

The king and helper fle an angry crowd. The helper says, 'The peasants are revolting, your majesty!' to which the king responds, 'You said it! They stink on ice!'
June 21 1791: King Louis XVI and the immediate family attempt to flee Paris to join royalist military forces. The event is known as the Flight to Varennes.