Shot in Sarajevo: The Spark That Ignited WWI
Gavrilo Princip's bullets in Sarajevo shattered the fragile peace of Europe, triggering a chain reaction where Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and dragged the continent into the First World War. This single act of violence dismantled the Austro-Hungarian Empire and redrew the map of nations across two decades.
June 28, 1914
112 years ago
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