Bastille Day (9)

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http://www.hightowertrail.com/BASTIL.HTM
14 July -- A National Holiday in France Open in a new browser window
   Discusses the storming of the Bastille, the subsequent Revolution, and the legacy of the Revolution.
   http://www.hightowertrail.com/BASTIL.HTM
http://hightowertrail.com/Bastil.htm
Bastille Day Open in a new browser window
   Provides information about this French symbol of the end of the Monarchy and the beginning of the First Republic.
   http://hightowertrail.com/Bastil.htm
http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071400.htm
Bastille Day - French National Holiday Open in a new browser window
   Information on the storming, the national flag that ensued from that, and subsequent history. Includes links to more information.
   http://french.about.com/library/weekly/aa071400.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day
Bastille Day definition from Wikipedia Open in a new browser window
   Reference information including the definition, history, and a timeline of the French Revolution.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day
http://www.constitution.org/fr/fr_drm.htm
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen Open in a new browser window
   List of the 17 articles that were approved by the National Assembly of France after the storming. Includes footnote on the writer and his friendship and admiration of Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
   http://www.constitution.org/fr/fr_drm.htm
http://info-france-usa.org/atoz/14july.asp
Embassy of France in the US - Bastille Day: July 14th Open in a new browser window
   Page by the French Embassy Press Office giving overview of the storming of the Bastille.
   http://info-france-usa.org/atoz/14july.asp
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/marseill.html
La Marseillaise, 1972 Open in a new browser window
   French National Anthem that was banned because of its revolutionary association. Includes French and English words, plus downloadable audio.
   http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/marseill.html
http://www.atkielski.com/inlink.php?/PhotoGallery/Paris/General/BastilleRemainsSmall.html
Remains of the Bastille Open in a new browser window
   A color photograph of what remains of the Bastille in Paris.
   http://www.atkielski.com/inlink.php?/PhotoGallery/Paris/General/BastilleRemainsSmall.html

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