Vienna, 28 July 1914 - Austria has formally declared war on Serbia.. The declaration came as the Austro-Hungarian government declared itself unhappy with the reply given by the Serbian government ...

July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia, Sparking the First World War “Lest we forget, indeed! About nothing does the mob forget so quickly as about war.” ...

World War I “colored everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed.” The assassinations, which Austria-Hungary blamed on Serbia, led to an ultimatum being delivered to the Serbian ...

One hundred years ago, the Austro-Hungarian Empire officially declared war against Serbia in response to the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on June 28. It was the first declaration of ...

Serbia refused to meet all ten demands. On July 28, Austria declared war on Serbia. The result, however, was not the quick and glorious triumph that Austrian officials expected.

After the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand (and his wife Sophia) by Gavrilo Princip, Austria declared war on Serbia, and then Serbia’s ally Russia entered the fight.

While the match igniting the “war to end all wars” was lit by the assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand on June 28, 1914, formal declarations of war occurred 100 years ago on July 28 ...

NEWBURY, England — World War I began, as most wars do, with patriotic fervor and predictions of a quick end. It lasted four years. While the match igniting the “war to end all wars” was lit ...

May 23, 1915: Italy Declares War on Austria-Hungary. ... quiet since the Serbian victory at Kolubara (the Serbs were busy preparing for a long anticipated attack from Bulgaria). ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.

Vienna, 28 July 1914 - Austria has formally declared war on Serbia.. The declaration came as the Austro-Hungarian government declared itself unhappy with the reply given by the Serbian government ...