This day is celebrated in France on July 14th. Commemorates the storming of a prison called Bastille in 1789. This was considered the beginning of the French Revolution.
Recommended Resources
France Diplomatie: Bastille Day
The government of France offers information about how Bastille Day began and how it is celebrated in France today.
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/discovering-france_2005/france-from-to-z_1978/the-symbols-of-the-republic-and-bastille-day_2002/the-14th-of-july-the-bastille-day_1501.html
France Travel Guide: Bastille Day
Details the history of this day along with information about where and how celebrations take place in France and in major U.S. cities.
http://www.francetravelguide.com/bastille-day.html
Offers an essay about how France evolved as a republic because of the events on Bastille Day.
http://www.franceway.com/w3/Facts&Figures/politics/republiquesymbols.html
