A young Bosnian Serb had one plan to free his people from the monarchy of Austria-Hungary: kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand, ...

The Latin Bridge near the assassination site. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War I. Ironically, Ferdinand owned a stylish silk vest capable of stopping bullets, ...

Editor's note: On June 27, 1964, Newsday published this article that went "Behind the Headlines," examining the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand 50 years after it occurred. We republish it ...

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was only the trigger — the real causes ran deeper. Austria-Hungary saw a chance ...

Instead, the bomb hurled by Nedeljko Cabrinovic exploded under the car behind, injuring its ­passengers but leaving the archduke unscathed. Later that same day, June 28, 1914, freakish ill fortune ...

From 5 to 23 November, this year's Autumn Auction at Hermann Historica GmbH offered buyers the usual wide range of high quality, precious objects from numerous eras and from every corner of the globe.

The assassination Monday of the Russian ambassador to Turkey is a horror and a tragedy, but please stop comparing it to the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which sparked World War I.

Metallica didn't take their name from a historical Austrian archduke. But in a bit of proof that the band appeals across generations better than others, some students recently guessed that they did.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

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