July 14 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, French peasants stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, beginning the French Revolution. The event is commemorated as "Bastille Day," a national holiday ...

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PARIS – Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday — the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French ...

A national holiday in France, Bastille Day marks the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution, which ended the monarchy. Bastille Day festivities include ...

Jets from the acrobatic Patrouille de France fly over the Champs-Elysees avenue during the Bastille Day parade, Monday, July 14, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) PARIS (AP) — Swooping ...

Friends of Bastille Day Baton Rouge will host a Bastille Day Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Cathedral, 401 Main St., downtown. The Mass, to be televised on Cox Channel 15, will be conducted ...

Swooping warplanes, axe-carrying warriors, a drone light show over the Eiffel Tower and fireworks in nearly every French town — it must be Bastille Day. France celebrated its biggest holiday Monday ...

Ever wonder why every single day has its own story in history? From revolutions to space missions, July 14 is packed with moments that changed the world. On July 14, 1789, Parisians stormed the ...

July 14 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1789, French peasants stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, beginning the French Revolution. The event is commemorated as "Bastille Day," a national holiday ...

PARIS — Paris hosted an extra-special guest for France’s national holiday Sunday - the Olympic flame lighting up the city’s grandiose military parade for Bastille Day. Just 12 days before the French ...