Bastille Day

National

No Veterans Day Military Parade This Year; DOD Looking At Dates In 2019

10:50pm August 16, 2018

by Barbara Campbell

The procession through Washington, D.C., requested by President Trump and set for November, has been delayed. Reports estimated its cost at $92 million, although the defense secretary scoffs at that.

First, the Grammys. Next: the Bastille Day parade?

Music & Culture

Watch Daft Punk's Hits Played By A Marching Band For Bastille Day

11:00am July 14, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

French president Emmanuel Macron was clearly into it.

NPR's Scott Simon and his family enjoyed the Bastille Day fireworks in Deauville, France.

World News

Balancing Safety And Celebration On The Streets Of France

8:37am July 16, 2016

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon celebrated Bastille Day in France with his family. Even before he learned of the attack in Nice, he struggled to balance the joy of the festivities with the undercurrent of fear.

World News

'They Are So Loved': Remembering The Victims Of The Bastille Day Attack

5:42pm July 15, 2016

American Sean Copeland and son Brodie were killed by a truck in Nice, France, along with at least 82 other victims from around the world. "They were just on a great family vacation," says a friend.

Forensic police investigate a truck at the scene of a terror attack on the Promenade des Anglais on Thursday evening in Nice, France. A French-Tunisian attacker killed 84 people as he drove a truck through crowds gathered to watch a fireworks display duri

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What We Know About The Suspect In The Nice, France, Attack

2:12pm July 15, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Law enforcement and judicial officials have identified 31-year-old Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as the suspect who they believe plowed into a crowd, killing at least 84 people.

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LISTEN: Eyewitness Accounts Of Bastille Day Attack In Nice, France

12:30pm July 15, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

David Coady was confused, at first, to see the truck in the closed-off street. Then: "People were literally diving for their lives," Eric Drattell says. "There were bodies and blood everywhere."

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The former mayor of Nice said dozens of people were killed in the attack Thursday. He urged residents to stay indoors.

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Scores Dead After Truck Plows Into Bastille Day Crowd In Nice, France

8:49am July 15, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Scores more people are injured. Anti-terrorist investigators have taken over the case. Witnesses describe "bodies everywhere" and hundreds of people running after the truck struck the crowd.