This Day in History Entry #163
March 21st, 2012 by Wordsman
With the continent trapped in his jaws
Bonaparte sought to redo the laws
And long after he died
They would stretch far and wide
Influential his civil code was
Event: The Napoleonic Code goes into effect
Year: 1804
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic_code
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