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Happy Bastille Day! Celebrations Take Place Across France

Bastille Day, the French National Day, is held annually on July 14 to commemorate the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789.
Youths release doves at the end of the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, on July 14. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.
Youths release doves at the end of the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, on July 14. The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.BENOIT TESSIER / Reuters