On July 14th, 1789, a crowd in Paris stormed the medieval fortress and prison known as the Bastille. Although, at the time, the prison only contained seven inmates (4 forgers, 2 "lunatics" and 1 "deviant"), and a decision had already been taken to close it, it remained a symbol of the oppression by the monarchy, and hence the storming has subsequently come to be viewed as critical event in the French Revolution. :'$
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