Today is Bastille Day in France, their big national holiday, saluting this day in 1789 when a crowd stormed the Bastille in Paris.
Today, historians are drawing a connection between that day and January 6, 2021, when an angry crowd, unwilling to accept the results of the previous fall's presidential election, stormed the U.S. Capitol, the plan being to scare Congress out of certifying that vote and awarding the presidency to the loser of that plebiscite.
The French, way back then, did what no other people had done in our modern history. They overturned a malign monarchy and helped create a democratic government with a constitution.
For years and years, France was led by a hereditary monarchy, with the credo being that common people should just zip it and let the king run things.
You will remember from 7th grade that the American Revolution over here led to the creation of that form of government as well.
So let's keep it that way!
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