
One of the revolutionary days in Paris, now a national holiday.
Today , July 14 (or “Bastille Day” as it is also known) is celebrated with a mixture of solemn military parades and easygoing dancing and fireworks.
The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 has been commemorated in France for more than a century.

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A strong earthquake hit just off the coast of Taiwan at 2:05 a.m. Tuesday morning.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center puts the magnitude of the earthquake off Taiwan at 6.4 and just 3 miles deep
Initial reports from the island said buildings swayed in most parts of the island and people were shaken from their [...]
Three major banks, Wells Fargo , JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have stopped accepting California’s IOU’s on Friday last . Some 60 credit unions, however, continue to accept the registered warrants.
The State of California has issued more than 90,000 IOU’s worth nearly $355 million since July 2 in order to conserve cash [...]

Two airlines are toying with the idea of having passengers stand up on flights.
Ryanair, the low-cost carrier airline based in Dublin, Ireland, and Spring Airlines, another low-fare airline, headquartered in Shanghai, China, are both contemplating this method of increasing passenger capacity.
Airline passengers in the United States are unlikely to be allowed to fly with this [...]

Senator Patrick Leahy opened the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
An abortion protester was removed after a outburst.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck the Sumba region in eastern Indonesia.
No immediate word on casualties and damage is available
No tsunami warnings have been issued.