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While riding in a motorcade, and after several failed bombing attempts, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were shot and killed by a Serbian assassin. This is regarded as the first act of the first World War. Funny fact: One of the assassins who failed to bomb Ferdinand tried to kill himself with a cyanide pill, and jumped into the Miljacka river. The river was only 5 inches deep, and the pill only induced vomiting. He was beaten by the nearby crowd and taken into custody.
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Austria-Hungary had declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914, Germany had declared war on Russia and France on August 1 and 3, respectively, Britain declared war on Germany on August 4th, and Japan declared war on Germany on this date. The US and Belgium remained neutral.
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After much urging from his cabinet, President Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany.
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Germany signs an armstice agreement. On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the Great War ends.
