Gavrilo Princip

Franz Ferdinand Assassinated

Jun 28, 1914

Franz and his wife sophie were shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip

WWI had begun

Jul 14, 1914

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. A few days later, Germany declared war on Russia to help its ally Austria-Hungary. Then France began to mobilize to help its ally Russia, and Germany followed by declaring war on France. World War I had begun.

Sinking of the Lusitania

May 7, 1915

On 7 May 1915, the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat, causing the deaths of 1,198 passengers and crew.