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The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths, the insurgents were able to ...
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Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a key event in the French Revolution. ... France celebrated Bastille Day on Saturday with a colorful military parade in Paris ...
cameronparkins/Flickr CelebratiJuly 14th is Bastille Day, the the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in Paris, which precipitated the French Revolution. Think Independence Day in America, but
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