# 14 July adopted as national holiday (1880)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1880-14-july-adopted-as-national-holiday
Location: France

Bastille Day became the annual national celebration of the Republic. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Jules Grévy (President of the French Republic). 14 July adopted as national holiday mattered because cultural and intellectual institutions helped shape French identity and France’s influence beyond its borders. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
14 July adopted as national holiday mattered because cultural and intellectual institutions helped shape French identity and France’s influence beyond its borders.

Ruler at the time: [Jules Grévy](https://history-france.com/rulers/jules-grevy)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — 14 July adopted as national holiday](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=14+July+adopted+as+national+holiday&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — 14 July adopted as national holiday](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=14+July+adopted+as+national+holiday)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)