Our series “These historical events that marked Île-de-France”
In 1972, the first McDonald's in France opened in Créteil
In 1982, 44 children from Crépy-en-Valois died in the terrible accident in Beaune
In 1922, Monet's "Water Lilies" became a national treasure
In 1962, in Essonne, engineer Jean Bertin filed the patent for the Aérotrain
(Thursday August 11)
In 1962, General de Gaulle escaped the Petit-Clamart attack
(Friday August 12)
The Tiger and the Old Lion.
Clemenceau and Monet.
The President of the Council and the Emperor of Painting.
The winner of 1914-1918 and the impressionist of the “Rising Sun”.
Today, everything is legend and one cannot imagine Monet's pain, his doubts, his failing health, his mourning, the loss of a son and his second wife, when he put the finishing touches to the " Water Lilies", which he sees as "a bouquet of flowers in homage to victorious war and conquered peace".
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