July 14 is the 195th day of 2024 with 170 days left in the year. Significant historical events on this day include the storming of the Bastille in 1789, which symbolized the start of the French Revolution. The Sedition Act was passed by Congress in 1798, making it illegal to publish false statements about the government. In 1881, outlaw Billy the Kid was killed, and Woody Guthrie was born in 1912. Other notable events include the outlawing of political parties in Nazi Germany in 1933 and the declaration of war by Italy on Japan in 1945.
On July 14, 1789, in an event symbolizing the start of the French Revolution, citizens of Paris stormed the Bastille prison and released the seven prisoners held there.
In 2016, terror struck Bastille Day celebrations in the French Riviera city of Nice as a large truck plowed into a festive crowd, killing 86 people in an attack claimed by Islamic State extremists.
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