On June 28, 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Hapsburg throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was assassinated in Sarajevo, along with his wife, Sophie, and the declaration of World War I became imminent. Francis Ferdinand was...

Francis Ferdinand (1863-1914) was archduke of Austria and heir apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in 1914 was the immediate cause of World War I. Born on Dec. 18, 1863, Francis Ferdinand (German, Franz Ferdinand) was the oldest...

Say Hi to History I jumped out of bed at 4:30 A.M. last week and drove down to the Key West state beach to look at Halley's comet. About twenty people were already there. My friend Irving Weinman was at the center...

WORLD WAR I It began with an assassin's bullet, but by the time World War I was over, it had cost more than 9 million lives-116,516 of them American. "Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans," Bismarck had predicted, would start a...

Today is Saturday, April 28, the 118th day of 2007. There are 247 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 28, 1945, Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.On...

Today is Thursday, June 28, the 179th day of 2007. There are 186 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist _ the event that...