Austria's Ultimatum to Serbia: 10 Demands, 48 Hours, WWI Is Coming
Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum demanding Serbia dismantle nationalist groups, allow Austrian officials to operate within Serbian borders, and surrender suspects in the Archduke's assassination. When Belgrade accepted most terms but rejected the violation of sovereignty required by point six, Austria-Hungary severed diplomatic ties and declared war four days later. This specific rejection triggered a chain reaction that pulled all major European powers into World War I.
July 23, 1914
112 years ago
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What Else Happened on July 23
Johannes V. wird Papst; er folgt auf Benedikt II.
مقتل آخر خلفاء الدولة الأموية مروان بن محمد على يد أتباع العباسيين.
Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I sacks Pliska, seizing Khan Krum's treasury in a brutal raid that temporarily crushes Bulgarian resistance. This victory, however,…
Im Zweiten Kreuzzug beginnt die Belagerung von Damaskus durch die vereinigten Heere der Könige Balduin III., Konrad III. und Ludwig VII.
Unter großem Jubel der Bevölkerung kommen die vermeintlichen Reliquien der Heiligen Drei Könige in Köln an.
Friedrich II. wird in Aachen zum zweiten Mal zum römisch-deutschen König gekrönt.
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