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The royal couple was touring the city in an open car, with extremely little security; one of the nationalists threw a bomb at their car, but it rolled off the back of the vehicle, wounding some bystanders. Later, the car took a wrong turn near where Princip happened to be standing. Seeing his chance, Princip fired into the car, shooting Franz Ferdinand and Sophie at point-blank range.
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Emperor Franz Joseph signed the declaration of war in his Imperial Villa in Bad Ischl on July 28. At this time several European countries had already started to mobilize their armies.
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If the German Government had failed to guard against this chaos, they would have compromised the safety and the very safety of Germany.
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On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held strategy, conceived by the former chief of staff of the German army.
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27,000 French soldiers die on this single day in an offensive movement to the east of Paris, towards the German borders.
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These trenches protected the soldiers from the guns and fire. It also protected them from the upcoming tanks.
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A huge bombing on the Lusitania. 1,998 people were killed, including 128 americans.
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This is the beginning of the Battle of Verdun. This will be the longest battle of the war. An estimate of one million soldiers were killed.
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President Woodrow Wilson warns U-Boats from the Germans not to continue unrestricted polices.
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The Selective Service Act is passed. This allows for the government to create the draft, for soldiers to be "drafted" into the army.
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President Woodrow Wilson makese his "14 Points" speech. He speaks about how the world needs to be at peace.
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At 11 o'clock, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The war ends as Germany and the Allies sign an armistice.
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German delegates and the Allies sign this peace treaty to end WWI. This Treaty Signing was held at the Paris Peace Conference.
