93 Years Ago in Sarajevo . . .
Jun. 28th, 2007 08:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
akaihyoArchduke 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.
In a fit of historical irony, the Treaty of Versailles finally ending the Great War was signed on this date in 1919.