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Bastille Day is a French national holiday. It marks the fall of Bastille, a military fortress and prison, on July 14, 1789, when an angry mob stormed into it, signaling the beginning of the French Revolution. In addition, it marks the Fête de la Fédération (Festival of the Federation) that celebrated the unity of the French people on July 14, 1790. It is celebrated with a day of leisurely family activities, outdoor concerts, cultural programs, and a lavish military parade displaying French power on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. In the evening, fireworks and popular dances known as Bal des Pompiers (the Firemen's Ball) take place throughout the country. The Marquis de Lafayette gave the prison’s key to George Washington as a gift. It is on display at Mount Vernon. President George Washington considered the key a significant “token of victory gained by Liberty over Despotism by another.”