Irene S. Levine is an award-winning travel and lifestyle journalist. Bastille Day, a national holiday in France, commemorates the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution.
French President Emmanuel Macron will break with tradition and not give a news conference on Bastille Day because his "complex thoughts" may prove too much for journalists, reports say. A ...
President Donald Trump has applauded the Bastille Day parade in Paris, where US and French troops marched together down the Champs-Élysées. He was guest of honour as the annual parade this time ...
A new chapter in mass attacks began in Nice, France, in 2016, when a man drove a heavy truck into crowds of Bastille Day celebrants. Since then vehicle attacks have become increasingly common, though ...
One of the most celebrated dates on the French calendar is the14th of July — the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in 1789 ... It is a day of leisurely family activities and celebrations.