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Bastille Day An Editorial which contends citizens have not yet obtained the economic justice for which American, French, Russian, and other revolutionaries fought. http://www.progress.org/archive/fold46.htm

Bastille Day - French National Holiday 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

Bastille Day definition from Wikipedia Reference information including the definition, history, and a timeline of the French Revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille_Day

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen 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

La Marseillaise, 1972 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

Remains of the Bastille A color photograph of what remains of the Bastille in Paris. http://www.atkielski.com/inlink.php?/PhotoGallery/Paris/General/BastilleRemainsSmall.html