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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
France’s la Fête Nationale or Bastille Day--Parisiens Celebrate the Revolution not the State
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Many popular images of the storming of the Bastille are highly romanticized like this English school text illustration. In reality ther...
Monday, July 14, 2025
France’s la Fête Nationale is Bastille Day in Disguise—Parisiens Celebrate the Revolution not the State
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Many popular images of the storming of the Bastille are highly romanticized like this English school text illustration. In reality th...
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Officially it’s la Fête Nationale in France but Parisians Cannot be Denied Their Bastille Day
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Many popular images of the storming of the Bastille are highly romanticized. In reality there was relatively little fighting and only sev...
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