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The storming of the Bastille — Parisian insurrection of 14 July 1789
The insurrection of 14 July 1789 seized the fortress-prison of the Bastille — the founding act of the Revolution, whose date was chosen in 1880 for the national holiday. (Editorial synthesis)
The storming of the Bastille took place on 14 July 1789. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The storming of the Bastille took place in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The storming of the Bastille ended in the fortress successfully besieged and flooded by a crowd of Parisians. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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