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Today in History: June 28

Edit Topix 29 Jun 2016
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip - an act which sparked World War I. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War ... ....

The assassination that sparked World War I and the treaty that ended it (National Constitution Center)

Edit Public Technologies 29 Jun 2016
(Source. National Constitution Center). Gavrilo Princip killing Archduke Franz Ferdinand (credit. Wikimedia Commons). There is a palace in Vienna called Schönbrunn ... In the 20th century, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev would meet in the palace's Great Gallery during the Vienna Summit ... Shot by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip, Ferdinand and wife Sophie died later that day ... presidents would eventually enter European palaces again....

The Church's role in World War One

Edit The Examiner 29 Jun 2016
One hundred two years ago this week, the shots were fired that began World War One. Gavrilo Princip, the nineteen-year-old Serbian who fired the fatal shots at Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, may have been the slug, but the Vatican was the gunpowder ... responded by demanding that Mexico destroy all organized crime within their borders AND allow the American Army in to oversee the destruction ... He’s now being considered for sainthood ... ....

This day in history — June 28

Edit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 28 Jun 2016
On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — the act that sparked World War I ... ....

Today in History a " Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Edit Topix 28 Jun 2016
In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip - an act which sparked World War I. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War ... ....

1914 by Jean Echenoz: epic telling of the horrors of the Great War

Edit The Irish Times 28 Jun 2016
Tension in the Balkans had long been sounding the death knell of the multiethnic Austro- Hungarian Empire and all it took were the shots fired by a teenage assassin, Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to throne, as the royal couple prepared to endure pleasantries and official speeches during a duty visit, undertaken half heartedly by the archduke ... It is a grotesque reality ... mobilisation”....

1914 by Jean Echenoz review: epic telling of the horrors of the Great War

Edit The Irish Times 28 Jun 2016
Tension in the Balkans had long been sounding the death knell of the multiethnic Austro- Hungarian Empire and all it took were the shots fired by a teenage assassin, Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist who killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to throne, as the royal couple prepared to endure pleasantries and official speeches during a duty visit, undertaken half heartedly by the archduke ... It is a grotesque reality ... mobilisation”....

Here's how to trade a geopolitical shock

Edit Business Insider 27 Jun 2016
Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife - which led to events that led to WWI. Global stocks are still falling on Monday, extending Friday's steep slide following Britain's vote to leave the European Union ... And following the market chaos, a bunch of analysts sent out negative and ominous notes with key words like "recession," "contagion," and "stagflation." ... Credit Suisse ... Loading video... ....

1921 Play Sees 21st-century Revival (University of Saint Thomas)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jun 2016
Throughout the fall, students in the classes of Carol Bruess (Family Studies), Dina Gavrilos and Michelle Fitzgerald (Communication and Journalism), Jean Giebenhain (Psychology), Shanan Custer and Jo Ann Holonbek (Theater), Nels Berge (Italian), and Amy Muse and Laura Zebuhr (English) participated in the core activity of Wonderlust....

Omar Mateen’s mass shooting in Orlando will send Trump to the White House

Edit The Miami Herald 14 Jun 2016
Omar Mateen, the Orlando shooter who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, just ushered Donald Trump to the White House, Britain out of the European Union, Marine Le Pen to the French presidency and the world into a downward spiral of escalating violence. Aged 29, Mateen is the Gavrilo Princip of the early 21st century, the young man who ripped up an old, decaying political order ... history comes at a time of particular unease....

A Question of Degrees

Edit Indian Express 14 May 2016
Two degrees held up by two heavies separated reality from jumla, provided free programming to TV and news sites. Conflicts usually begin with small arms — the First World War was triggered by a pistol in the hand of Gavrilo Princip at Sarajevo. The heavy artillery is kept in waiting while things hot up. So, if the biggest guns are rolled out before the battle is actually joined, it sets people thinking ... Ditto for terrorism ... ....

Three Tommies to be Honored With Global Citizenship Award April 30 (University of Saint Thomas)

Edit Public Technologies 27 Apr 2016
Guan was commended by Communication and Journalism Department colleague Dina Gavrilos, Ph.D., for being a 'mentor, leader and model on campus, exemplifying what it means to show respect and inclusivity of other cultures and viewpoints.' Gavrilos noted Guan's commitment to taking 'every opportunity both inside and outside the classroom to contribute ......

Teaching the Teachers: Center for Faculty Development a Crucial Resource (University of Saint Thomas)

Edit Public Technologies 25 Apr 2016
(Source. University of Saint Thomas) ... A St ... A few seconds of silence drag out. 'Hmm, quiet group.' ... 'St ... '[The FDC] has been really good and is getting better and better, offering more and more resources with workshops and mentoring even in the 10 years I've been here,' said associate professor Dina Gavrilos of the Communication and Journalism Department. A veritable buffet ... 'That's a fundamental assistance right there,' Gavrilos said....
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