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On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duthress of Austria were assassinated while in their car on their way to a hospital. Gavrillo Princip was the killer.
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One month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia.
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A few days later, Austria Hungary's ally Germany declared war on Serbia's ally Russia.
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2 days later, Germany Declared war on Russia's ally France.
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Germay shocked the world by invading neutral Belgium and the declaring war on Belgium
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On August 6, 1914, with the president at her side, The First Lady of the United States, Ellen Axon Wilson, dies of Bright's Disease.