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Bastille Day - July 14
July 16 , 2020
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It is also known as the French National Day.
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In 1789, a violent uprising helped usher in the French Revolution.
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Citizens stormed of the Bastille fortress, which was used to lodge the state prisoners.
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Bastille had become the symbol of the harsh rule and tyranny of the French monarchy, especially King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette.
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French poet and philosopher, Voltaire was imprisoned in Bastille.
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Liberty, Equality and Fraternity" became the war cry of the common people and it remained the country's official motto even to this day.
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