1914:Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is murdered along with his wife, Sophie, while driving through Sarajevo in present-day Bosnia, by Bosnian-Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip. Their murders are the spark that ignites World War I. Exactly five years after the assassination, the Treaty of Versailles would be signed in Versailles, France, ending the war and exacting harsh terms on Germany.
1950: North Korean troops capture the South Korean capital city, Seoul.
1969: A Police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay club in Greenwich Village, inadvertently turns into the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States, as Stonewall patrons and local sympathizers begin demonstrating against discrimination and persecution based on sexual orientation.
1950: North Korean troops capture the South Korean capital city, Seoul.
1969: A Police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay club in Greenwich Village, inadvertently turns into the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States, as Stonewall patrons and local sympathizers begin demonstrating against discrimination and persecution based on sexual orientation.
1917:Raggedy Ann doll first sold in stores
1859:The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
1820:Tomato proven to be nonpoisonous
1859:The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
1820:Tomato proven to be nonpoisonous
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