Chatou of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the "Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)" in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the nazis shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs". Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A. The community
1880 Greenback National Convention who expected twice as many votes as he received, it was a disappointment. Books Articles Newspapers Website 1880 Greenback National Convention The 1880 Greenback Party National Convention convened in Chicago from June 9 to 11, 1880, to select presidential and vice presidential nominees and write a party platform for the Greenback Party in the United States presidential election of 1880. Delegates chose James B. Weaver of Iowa for President and Barzillai J. Chambers of Texas for Vice President. The Greenback Party was a newcomer to the political scene in 1880, having arisen, mostly in the nation's West and South, as