Normandy, on the North coast of France.
Tour de France would be a major cycling event
Marseilles, on the south coast.
It's the third largest city and a major port on the south east coast of France.
Fencing is a major event in the summer Olympics as well as the world fencing championship.
Tour De france
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand was a major event that led to WW1
Louis Phillipe abdicated.
World War Two.
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World War 2 was a pretty major event.
the prohibition