The June Rebellion of 1832 was a history-changing event for the citizens of France and for the entirety of the human race. Many lives were lost on the several barricades scattered across the city of Paris. Despite their efforts, the anti-monarchists ended up losing the rebellion to the French national guard, and France continued to be a monarchy.

However, the lives lost, and events that took place on those lonely barricades on June 5-6, 1832, inspired many French writers to write about the tragedy that is the June Rebellion. One of these writers was the famous French novelist, and poet, Victor Hugo. Based on the events he had witnessed in his lifetime, and stories of other people, Hugo wrote the novel Les Miserables, a story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his journey to find redemption. 

A major event of the novel Les Miserables is the events on the barricade in 1832; the events where all the members of the anti-monarchist group, Les Amis de l'ABC and most of their affiliates (major spoiler ahead) were brutally killed. History lovers, French-Americans, and Les Miserables fans alike deserve to have this day recognized as a national holiday, to commemorate the bravery and heroism of the men and women martyrs whose lives were lost on that day to secure the future of generations to follow in one of our closest allies.