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1914 Beginning of World War I Using the assassination of the Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand as a pretext to present Serbia with an unacceptable ultimatum, Austria-Hungary declared war on the Slavic country on this day in 1914, sparking World War I. How much do you know about World War I? Imperial War Museum

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American first lady bornJuly 28, 1929Southampton, New YorkdiedMay 19, 1994 (aged 64)New York City, New YorkAbbie Rowe—National Park Service/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library 1971 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ISIS leader 1954 Hugo Chávez president of Venezuela 1929 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American first lady 1902 Karl Popper British philosopher 1887 Marcel Duchamp French artist See All Biographies On This Day

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2005 The Irish Republican Army announced that it had ended its armed campaign and instead would pursue only peaceful means to achieve its objectives.© Attila Jandi/Dreamstime.com 1991 Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain won his first of five consecutive Tour de France titles. Sort fact from fiction in our Tour de France quizAP 1976 An earthquake in the industrial city of Tangshan, China, killed more than 240,000 people. Find out more about the deadliest earthquakes since 1950Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1954 The classic film On the Waterfront—directed by Elia Kazan and featuring one of Marlon Brando's most iconic performances—was released in the United States. How much do you know about movies?© 1969 Columbia Pictures Corporation, all rights reserved. 1945 A U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building after its pilot became disoriented in thick fog. The accident killed 14 people and injured 26.© Keystone-France—Gamma-Keystone/Getty Images 1932 The first feature-length zombie film, White Zombie—inspired by the book and by a stage play called Zombie—was released in New York City; it starred Bela Lugosi. Take our film buff quizCopyright © 1932 United Artists Corporation 1868 The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—which granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to Black Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the Civil War—entered into force. Test your knowledge of amendments to the U.S. ConstitutionNational Archives, Washington, D.C. 1844 Gerard Manley Hopkins, who was one of the most individual of Victorian writers and who influenced many leading 20th-century poets, was born in Stratford, Essex, England. Take our authors and poets quiz 1821 Peru declared its independence from Spain. Sort fact from fiction in our South America quizEncyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1794 Maximilien Robespierre, a radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution, was guillotined before a cheering mob on the Place de la Révolution in Paris. How much do you know about French history?Pictorial Press Ltd./Alamy 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach, one of the greatest composers of all time, died at age 65. Sort fact from fiction in our music composers quiz© Photos.com/Getty Images 1540 King Henry VIII of England privately married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. Take our quiz about Henry VIII and his wivesDaderot SIGN UP FOR History's Biggest Headlines Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors. SIGN UP Thanks for signing up for Today in History. Your first newsletter will arrive soon! SIGN UP By clicking "Sign Up" you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.