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jun 28, 1914 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggering the start of WWI

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The Black Hand terrorist group from Serbia set out a plan to assassinate the heir to the Hapsburg throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austria felt threatened and mobilized and declared war immediately after Serbia didn't reply positively to Austria's request to punish the black hands.

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jun 28, 1914
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~ 111 years ago