What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution ? Add this point to the time line

Prior to the Revolution, France had fallen into a terrible debt due to several poor harvests and their involvement in the American Revolution and the Seven Years' War. The government tried to remedy this by imposing a number of tax schemes, at the displeasure of the common people. In May of 1789, the King called for a meeting of the Estates-General. This was a meeting of the three classes of French society- the clergy, the...

Prior to the Revolution, France had fallen into a terrible debt due to several poor harvests and their involvement in the American Revolution and the Seven Years' War. The government tried to remedy this by imposing a number of tax schemes, at the displeasure of the common people. In May of 1789, the King called for a meeting of the Estates-General. This was a meeting of the three classes of French society- the clergy, the nobility, and "everyone else." The Third Estate was made up of "everyone else," the commoners and laborers of society. The intention of the Estates-General was to discuss the financial state of France, but the Third Estate lead the debate and instead focused on the structure of the French government. The declared themselves the National Assembly and quickly gained a following with the intent to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic. 

Later that year, on 14th of July, the French people stormed the Bastille, a prison fortress and a symbol of the Ancien Regime. While the Estates-General and the establishment of the National Assembly are the formal beginning of the French Revolution, the storming of the Bastille marks the beginning of practical efforts to overthrow and attack the monarchy.