Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - You Are There "Storming Of The Bastille" (7-14-47)
Boxcars711 Old Time Radio
English - January 12, 2007 04:53 - 27 minutes - 6.3 MB - ★★★★ - 74 ratingsKids & Family Comedy westerns adventure comedy detective drama otr radio suspense theater western Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On
July 14, 1789, the mob, joined by some of the King's soldiers, stormed the
Bastille. The commander, de Launay, attempted to surrender, but the mob would
not accept it. He was killed as they poured through the gates. No guard was
left alive. Later in the day the prisoners were released.
There were only seven: two were convicted forgers; one was a loose-living
aristocrat put in prison by his own father. Nevertheless it was a great
symbolic event, one which is still celebrated in France every year. YOU ARE THERE !