93 Years Ago in Sarajevo . . .

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Crown, and his wife Sophie, were assassinated by a member of the Serbian Black Hand terrorist group. Setting in motion the event that would trigger the Great War (or World War I if you prefer).

In a fit of historical irony, the Treaty of Versailles finally ending the Great War was signed on this date in 1919.