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OCR: centennial of the French Revolution: One hundred vear celebra tion of the French Revolution 1789 commem- orated at the Exposition Universelle in Paris (1889) Although it was in many respects a nationalistic and com mercialized extravaganza the World's Fair also commem orated the overthrow f monarchy and the establishment of the First Republic as the center of the empire The Champ- -de-Mars (alsa called the Charmp de la Revolution where the Exposition unfolded, was an important staging ground for revolutionary events Fete dela Federation, Arbre dela Liberte) It was also the parade ground where Napoleon distributed the legionary eagles ta the French army before the invasion f Europe The official acknow ledgment of the events of 1789 selectively isolated revalu- tionary actors as well as civi ...