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June, 1914

28. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, crown prince of Austria-Hungary, and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenburg, while attending military maneuvers on the occasion of their first official visit to Serajevo, Bosnia, are assassinated by Gavrio Prinzip, a Serbian student.


“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
– Hebrews 12:2