# Significance of Jan. 24 in France?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 24, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significance-of-jan-24-in-france/434817 "2008-01-24T14:51:07Z")\
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The website of the French embassy doesn’t mention anything of significance, neither in the [news section](http://www.ambafrance-us.org/news/) nor in the [press briefing](http://www.ambafrance-us.org/news/briefing/us240108.asp), which might hint at a French holiday or something.

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