France marks Bastille Day annually on July 14 to honor the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal event that ignited the French Revolution. The fortress stood as a representation of royal tyranny. During a period of severe financial struggle under King Louis XVI, word spread that the monarch's soldiers were planning to strike the citizens of Paris. In response, a mob seized the prison to secure arms and successfully took control of the site.
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