Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife, Sophie, were both shot by a 19-year-old assassin, an ethnic Serb named Gavrilo Princip. And we all know where this led to. 100 years ago. The ABC has an interesting discussion on their web-site at the moment.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-28/origins-of-world-war-i/5554108
To end on a lighter note, after WW1 there was a newspaper competition to find the best ever headline. The winner was "Archduke Ferdinand found alive- WW1 fought by mistake."
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-28/origins-of-world-war-i/5554108
To end on a lighter note, after WW1 there was a newspaper competition to find the best ever headline. The winner was "Archduke Ferdinand found alive- WW1 fought by mistake."
