Bastille Day Holidays
On July 14, 1789, a crowd of angry citizens stormed the Bastille, a fortress prison they saw as a symbol of the aristocracy's oppressing the people of Paris. That assault began the French Revolution and marked the beginning of the end of an empire for King Louis XVI. Bastille Day was declared a national holiday of France in 1880. Today, France still celebrates its independence from tyranny on July 14.
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La Marseillaise, 1972 - French National Anthem that was banned because of its revolutionary association. Includes French and English words, plus downloadable audio.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen - List of the 17 articles that were approved by the National Assembly of France after the storming. Includes footnote on the writer and his friendship and admiration of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
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Bastille Day definition from Wikipedia - Reference information including the definition, history, and a timeline of the French Revolution.
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Remains of the Bastille - A color photograph of what remains of the Bastille in Paris.
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Bastille Day - An Editorial which contends citizens have not yet obtained the economic justice for which American, French, Russian, and other revolutionaries fought.
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Bastille Day - French National Holiday - Information on the storming, the national flag that ensued from that, and subsequent history. Includes links to more information.
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