Bastille Day
noun
: July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789
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Almost nine years after their awkward handshake at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade, the two men politely shook hands and expressed their affinity for each other.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Macron invited the Republican president to join him for Bastille Day celebrations in July 2017, including an Eiffel Tower dinner date with their wives.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Perhaps it was aimed at stirring memories of 2017, when the Macrons and the Trumps dined together at the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day after Trump had been guest of honor at the annual parade.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
On Bastille Day, Quentin’s unit took flight over the German lines.
—Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026
Macron invited the Republican president to join him for Bastille Day celebrations in July 2017, including an Eiffel Tower dinner date with their wives.
—Darlene Superville, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Perhaps it was aimed at stirring memories of 2017, when the Macrons and the Trumps dined together at the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day after Trump had been guest of honor at the annual parade.
—Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
On Bastille Day, Quentin’s unit took flight over the German lines.
—Fiona Donovan, Vanity Fair, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Bastille Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bastille%20Day. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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