It's France's La Fete Nationale today, or le quatorze juillet (14 July) as they call it. If you've ever wondered what exactly Bastille Day was, this is it. It was the day that the common people of France stormed the Bastille prison in their effort to break away from sovereign rule. Well, that's the gist in a really small nutshell. Read more about Bastille Day here.
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