The Day France Became a Republic: September 22, 1792
On September 22, 1792, France's National Convention proclaimed the First French Republic — ending a thousand years of monarchy and declaring that day Year I of a new calendar.
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Two Shots in Sarajevo: The Assassination That Ignited World War I
On June 28, 1914, a 19-year-old student fired two shots in Sarajevo that killed an archduke and set the world on the road to war.