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Monday, July 14, 2008

L! E! F! July 14

On this date in 1789, mobs of the disenfranchised stormed the Bastille. This commemoration of this event has become the great national holiday of the Republic of France.

Franco-American relations have generally been good, although there have been rough spots. But France has given us a lot and we have given them a lot too. We probably could not have gotten the Brits out of here if not for the French and they might still be living under swastikas if it weren’t for Yanks at Normandy.

But if we see anybody French today maybe we wish him/her a happy holiday. And if you have a copy of ‘La Marseilles” on tape, IPod, CD, or whatever, you might want to play it. It really is a good piece to serve as a national anthem.

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