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Colored engraving showing a crowd of revolutionaries storming the Bastille fortress, with smoke and flames rising from a building, during the French Revolution on July 14, 1789. Patrouille de France jets fly over Paris, leaving blue, white, and red smoke trails above the Grand Palais with a French flag on top, during Bastille Day celebrations.
Black and white illustration of French revolutionaries storming the Bastille, with armed crowds, cannon, smoke, and the fortress gate in the background.
French soldiers in formal uniforms with red plumed hats march in formation along the Champs Elysees under French flags, with trees lining the street in the background. Rows of soldiers in uniform march with flags near the Arc de Triomphe during the Great Victory Parade in Paris, France, celebrating the end of World War I.
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Invalidated site: The Ohio State University - Origins - Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789). Oct 19, 2026
Updated the top questions. Jun 24, 2026
Added a quiz. Jul 14, 2025
Article updated Jul 14, 2025
Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Bastille Day: Everything you need to know about 14 July as Paris welcomes the Olympic Torch Relay. Jun 12, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC News - What is France's Bastille Day and why is it celebrated? Feb 05, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN World - Bastille Day inspired centuries of civil disobedience in France. Here’s why. Dec 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Élysée - Bastille Day, 14 July. Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Bastille Day: How peace and revolution got mixed up. Feb 26, 2024
Links added. Oct 20, 2023
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University - Origins - Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789). Sep 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs - The 14th of July : Bastille Day. May 19, 2023
Media added. May 15, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Bastille Day Parade [D�fil� de la Bastille]. Feb 22, 2023
Date of holiday added. May 14, 2022
Corrected display issue. Mar 15, 2021
Media added. Apr 05, 2018
Add new Web site: Kidzworld - Bastille Day. Dec 29, 2016
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Bastille Day: French Independence Day. Jul 19, 2016
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789). Dec 02, 2015
Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - Storming the Bastille (July 14, 1789). Dec 02, 2015
Elaborated on Bastille Day celebrations in French Polynesia. Feb 09, 2015
Add new Web site: Bastille Day and the French Revolution - Bastille Day - July 14th, 1789. Nov 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Time and Date - Bastille Day in France. Nov 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Time and Date - Bastille Day in France. Nov 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Bastille Day and the French Revolution - Bastille Day - July 14th, 1789. Nov 04, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Bastille Day. Apr 08, 2013
Media added. Oct 18, 2007
Article revised. Jun 06, 2003
New article added. Oct 25, 2002
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