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1914
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and his wife Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo. Their deaths led to the outbreak of the Great War just over a month later.
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1919
The Treaty of Versailles, France, was signed.
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1940
HMAS Sydney (II) sank the Italian Destroyer Espero in the Mediterranean Sea.
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1950
Seoul fell to the North Korean Peoples’ Army.
