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In case you forgot to check your calendar this morning, it's July 14: Bastille Day! (Also known as French National Day, which celebrates the country's history.) In honor of the holiday, Francophiles have been showcasing their 

French police clashed with groups of leftist protesters in Paris during the annual French Bastille Day parade. Over 200 arrests were reportedly made, as rioters caused havoc, as they used firecrackers…

If there's ever a time to remind New Yorkers of the glory of French food, it's Bastille Day. With France's Independence Day approaching this Tuesday, NYC restaurants are offering special dishes, prix fixe menus, and wine 

French and American high school students celebrated Bastille Day, a national French holiday to commemorate the country's liberation and independence, Tuesday evening. But, instead of acknowledging French cultural traditions, the students feasted on 

Bastille Day in New Orleans marked the culmination of a number of celebrations commemorating the French Republic's National Day. There was the Bastille Day Fête in Riverwalk's Spanish Plaza on Saturday (July 11), as well as the reception hosted on