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WWI Troops in Bordeaux, France

Why World War I still matters, 100 years after it began

Jul 29, 2014 ◇ Charles M. Sennott/GlobalPost

One hundred years ago, on the morning of June 28, 1914, a slight, 19-year-old Serbian nationalist raised a small pistol. He fired at the motorcade of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife Sophie, killing them both and triggering a chain reaction as the world’s empires reacted to the murders. Within 37 days, the world was at war. Read more»

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Law enforcement officers stand near the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Friday after a gunman opened fire near the building.

Gunman opens fire near U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo

Oct 28, 2011 ◇ Hanna Ingber/GlobalPost

Police have arrested a man they believe opened fire Friday near the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Read more»

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