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Bastille Day

  1. Key candidates for France's presidential elections
    San Diego Union-Tribune logo San Diego Union-Tribune 6 days ago

    She caused a stir with her first campaign pledge: to scrap France's traditional Bastille Day military parade. Joly left her native Norway and moved to France as a teenage au pair. A far leftist, Melenchon was elected to the European Parliament

  2. Raising of the flag on Bastille Day
    CNN logo CNN 1 week ago

    My best friend and I were at the Arch de Triumph the day before Bastille Day, 2011 and they were starting to raise the French flag and the wind was blowing so strong that the flag was nearly set on fire by the eternal flame for the Tomb of the Unknown...

  3. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago
    A picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying above the region of Dreux, western France, flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. French plane manufacturer Dassault will...

    A picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying above the region of Dreux, western France, flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. French plane manufacturer Dassault will... View Photo »

  4. Dickens featured on today's Google doodle
    Baltimore Sun Blogs logo Baltimore Sun Blogs 2 weeks ago

    They vary by country, and you can browse the archive for various versions. Here's a bit of history from Google: In 2000, the company's founders "asked current webmaster Dennis Hwang, an intern at the time, to produce a doodle for Bastille Day. It was...

  5. Barbara Barton Sloane: Love Blooms Eternal In The City Of Light
    The Huffington Post logo The Huffington Post 2 weeks ago

    Field of Dreams The Champs Elysees remains a symbolic gathering place, from July 14 Bastille Day celebrations to New Year's Eve displays, not to mention the joy of sitting at one of its sidewalk cafes, aperitif in hand, simply people-watching. I stayed...

  6. Rush Day 2-2-12: Metal Historian Jeff Wagner on the Canadian Legends
    AOL News logo AOL News 2 weeks ago

    February 1, 2012 is a chance to get all geeky and celebrate 2/1/12 in honor of Rush and, of course, their magnum opus, 2112. It's what I'm calling "Rush Day." I know, the band deserves a more creative name, but Bastille Day was already taken. Funny how...

  7. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago
    FILE - In this July 14, 2011 file photo soldiers open the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Fifteen years after France abolished obligatory military service, President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party wants every French...

    FILE - In this July 14, 2011 file photo soldiers open the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Fifteen years after France abolished obligatory military service, President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative party wants every French... View Photo »

  8. Rush Bastille Day live 1976
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  9. France's Dassault frontrunner as India jet supplier
    CNN logo CNN 3 weeks ago

    James Lamont, James Boxell and Carola Hoyos, FT.com updated 10:04 PM EST, Tue January 31, 2012 A French Rafale jet flies over the Paris Arc de Triomphe accompanied by three Mirage 2000-N on July 14, 2011 during the Bastille Day military parade. STORY...

  10. Dassault is front-runner for Indian jet contract
    CNN logo CNN 3 weeks ago

    James Lamont, James Boxell and Carola Hoyos, FT.com February 1, 2012 -- Updated 0304 GMT (1104 HKT) A French Rafale jet flies over the Paris Arc de Triomphe accompanied by three Mirage 2000-N on July 14, 2011 during the Bastille Day military parade. ...

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About Bastille Day

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Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called "Fête Nationale" ("National Holiday"), in official parlance, or more commonly "quatorze juillet" ("14th of July"). It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the... Full Article

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French Polynesian soldiers perform Haka as they parade on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 12, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011.
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  1. French Polynesian soldiers perform Haka as they parade on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 12, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    French Polynesian soldiers perform Haka as they parade on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 12, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011.

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  2. People imitate firefighters from the national school of firemen officers (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Officiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers) parading at dawn on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 10, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which... Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    People imitate firefighters from the national school of firemen officers (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Officiers de Sapeurs-Pompiers) parading at dawn on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 10, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which...

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  3. French Republican horse guards parade at dawn on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 10, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    French Republican horse guards parade at dawn on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 10, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011.

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  4. A picture taken aboard a supplying plane on July 6, 2011 shows the Chantilly castle during a rehearsal ahead of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    A picture taken aboard a supplying plane on July 6, 2011 shows the Chantilly castle during a rehearsal ahead of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  5. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Grand Palais and Champs-Elysees avenue flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Grand Palais and Champs-Elysees avenue flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  6. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Champs-Elysees avenue during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Champs-Elysees avenue during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  7. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet (R) flying over the Paris Louvre museum in the background and the Seine river flanked by a Mirage 2000-N (L) during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet (R) flying over the Paris Louvre museum in the background and the Seine river flanked by a Mirage 2000-N (L) during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  8. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Tuileries garden flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Tuileries garden flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  9. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe) during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over the Paris Arch of Triumph (Arc de Triomphe) during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  10. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over La Defense district outside Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying over La Defense district outside Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  11. Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying above the region of Dreux, western France, flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Picture taken on July 6, 2011 of a French Rafale jet flying above the region of Dreux, western France, flanked by two Mirage 2000-N during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  12. Copilote of the 'GRV Bretagne squadron' (flight supplying group) gets instructions in the cockpit of a Boeing C135 FR on July 6, 2011, flying over Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Copilote of the 'GRV Bretagne squadron' (flight supplying group) gets instructions in the cockpit of a Boeing C135 FR on July 6, 2011, flying over Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  13. Pilots and a supplying operator (R) of the 'GRV Bretagne squadron' (flight supplying group) are seen in the cockpit of a Boeing C135 FR on July 6, 2011, flying over Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Pilots and a supplying operator (R) of the 'GRV Bretagne squadron' (flight supplying group) are seen in the cockpit of a Boeing C135 FR on July 6, 2011, flying over Paris during a rehearsal of the Bastille Day military parade scheduled on July 14.

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  14. Israeli President Shimon Peres laughs as he addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Israeli President Shimon Peres laughs as he addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011.

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  15. Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) and French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot (L) share a laugh as Peres addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) and French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot (L) share a laugh as Peres addresses the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011.

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  16. Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) and French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot (L) raise their glasses at the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    Israeli President Shimon Peres (R) and French ambassador to Israel Christophe Bigot (L) raise their glasses at the annual Bastille Day reception at the French ambassador's residence in Tel Aviv on July 14, 2011.

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  17. Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, holds the trophy adorned with a French flag to mark Bastille Day, on the podium of the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 211 kilometers (131.1 miles) starting in Cugnaux and finishing in Luz Ardiden,... AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

    Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, holds the trophy adorned with a French flag to mark Bastille Day, on the podium of the 12th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 211 kilometers (131.1 miles) starting in Cugnaux and finishing in Luz Ardiden,...

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  18. PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 14: French soldiers from a Republican guards infantry regiment march in front of the French gouvernement on the Champs-Elysees during the annual Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2011 in Paris, France. The French National Day celebrates its revolution in... Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

    PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 14: French soldiers from a Republican guards infantry regiment march in front of the French gouvernement on the Champs-Elysees during the annual Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2011 in Paris, France. The French National Day celebrates its revolution in...

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  19. The Eiffel Tower (R) and La Defence business district (background) are seen in an aerial view in Paris on Bastille Day July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    The Eiffel Tower (R) and La Defence business district (background) are seen in an aerial view in Paris on Bastille Day July 14, 2011.

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  20. Students from the French special military school Polytechnique march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    Students from the French special military school Polytechnique march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011.

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  21. French army armoured vanguard vehicles (VAB) lead jeeps down the Champs-Elysees during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    French army armoured vanguard vehicles (VAB) lead jeeps down the Champs-Elysees during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011.

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  22. The Chorale Belle Voix Ti Moun children's choir, surrounded by the French army choir, perform a song on the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    The Chorale Belle Voix Ti Moun children's choir, surrounded by the French army choir, perform a song on the Place de la Concorde during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011.

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  23. French soldiers sing as they march down the Champs Elysee during the traditional Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    French soldiers sing as they march down the Champs Elysee during the traditional Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011.

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  24. French army Leclerc tanks from the 12th Cuirassier Regiment drive down the Champs-Elysees during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    French army Leclerc tanks from the 12th Cuirassier Regiment drive down the Champs-Elysees during the Bastille Day parade in Paris, July 14, 2011.

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  25. Students of the special military school of Saint-Cyr march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2011. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

    Students of the special military school of Saint-Cyr march during the Bastille Day parade in Paris July 14, 2011.

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French Polynesian soldiers perform Haka as they parade on the Champs Elysees avenue on July 12, 2011 in Paris, during a rehearsal of the French national celebration, the Bastille Day, which will take place on July 14, 2011.

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