One hundred years since World War One
- 10 years ago
The world changed forever on June 28, 1914.
And on Saturday, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of World War One's outbreak.
...A conflict that killed more than 16 million people and changed the nature of warfare.
This Vienna museum is featuring memorabilia from the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The attack on the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, triggered the war.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM DIRECTOR, CHRISTIAN ORTNER, SAYING:
"We have the original car which was used during this visit, and we've got the original uniform the heir was wearing and we've got the original shirt. And additionally, we've got three out of the four pistols that assassins used during this killing."
The two deadly bullets were fired by a Bosnian-Serb revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip.
And a statue in his honor has been unveiled in Sarajevo.
Serbs say Princip was a hero and a freedom fighter, not an assa
And on Saturday, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of World War One's outbreak.
...A conflict that killed more than 16 million people and changed the nature of warfare.
This Vienna museum is featuring memorabilia from the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
The attack on the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, triggered the war.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM DIRECTOR, CHRISTIAN ORTNER, SAYING:
"We have the original car which was used during this visit, and we've got the original uniform the heir was wearing and we've got the original shirt. And additionally, we've got three out of the four pistols that assassins used during this killing."
The two deadly bullets were fired by a Bosnian-Serb revolutionary, Gavrilo Princip.
And a statue in his honor has been unveiled in Sarajevo.
Serbs say Princip was a hero and a freedom fighter, not an assa