Friday, July 14, 2023

History July 14: Bastille Day

 History of July 14  

1789: Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille, a royal fortress and prison that had come to symbolize the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This dramatic action signaled the beginning of the French Revolution ... read more

1881:
Billy the Kid is shot to death.
1099: 
Jerusalem captured in First Crusade

1968: 
Hank Aaron hits 500th homer
1789:
Sedition Act becomes federal law

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