History: The fall of Bastille.

UNB - United News of Bangladesh | July 13, 2007 | Copyright

July 13 (Dhaka Courier): Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14th of July, 1789, and marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was a prison and a symbol of the absolute and arbitrary power of Louis XVI's Ancient Regime. By capturing this symbol, the people signaled that the king's power was no longer absolute. Each year, the French observe July 14 as their national day, commemorating the fall of Bastille, a state prison which during the Bourbon monarchy in France stood for the absolute despotism. The fall of ...

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