Bastille Day

• Believe it or not I chose to go to dinner at an Italian restaurant at Bastille Day. I ate at Seven Hills, and for me it was very good food.
(San Francisco Gate)
• It was recently July 14, so I said to a guy, Happy Bastille Day! He sort of rolled his eyes and churlishly mumbled. The fuck do I care about Bastille Day? And why the fuck do you? Why should we care in the U.S.
(Huffington Post)
• The Chargé D'Affaires of the French Embassy, M Alain Galaup was the host for the reception to celebrate Bastille Day in the Residence, Mary Street, on Saturday, July 14.
(Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday)
• July 14 is a celebration in France every year honoring the storming of the Bastille in 1789. The storming of the Bastille was the beginning of the French Revolution that brought about an end to the monarchy.
(Bleacherreport.com)
• Maybe they'll start celebrating Bastille Day in the John Hancock Center. The 100-story tower's observation deck has a new owner, Parisian firm Montparnasse 56 Group. The company operates two observation decks and a wildlife park in Europe.
(Chicago Sun-Times)
• Every year, the invitees to the Bastille Day reception at the residence of the French ambassador complain of the sweltering heat and the humidity. But they continue to come in large numbers every year, crowding into the back garden like sweaty sardines.
(Jerusalem Post)
• Downtown Portlands Director Park took on a French flair Saturday with the 10th annual Bastille Day celebration, hosted by the nonprofit Alliance Française of Portland.
(Oregonian)
• Inquiring about Bastille Day to a Frenchman is likely to elicit a blank stare.
(International Business Times)