On June 28, 1914, members of a Bosnian Serb nationalist group assassinated the Austrian heir to the throne, _________, and his wife while they toured the Bosnian city of Sarajevo, thus unleashing the chain of events that would ultimately lead to World War I.

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Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria, and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Bosnian Serb nationalist group Young Bosnia, which was supported by the Black Hand, a secret society. This event is widely recognized as the immediate cause that led to the outbreak of World War I.

On June 28, 1914, Members of a Bosnian Serb Nationalist