On June 28, 1914, in an act that sparked World War I, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip.

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In 1543, Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scots at Stirling Castle, nine months after she was born.

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In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of “Molly Pitcher,” a woman who …

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In 1763, Britain, Spain and France signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years’ War (also known as the French and Indian War in North A…

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1971 Prisoners seized control of the maximum- security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, N.Y., beginning a siege that ended up claimi…