What happened in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914?

On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, visited Sarajevo. What happened in the city that day would set in motion a series of events that would lead the world to war.

Who is Fernanda Martins?

On August 26th 2019, Brazilian Techno DJ Fernanda Martins as performed an amazing set for a very selected audience that had the chance to enjoy – and to be protagonist – a unique and unrepeatable event at of one of the most beautiful buildings in Latin America, the famous ¨Bellas Artes¨ Museum of Chile.

Who is Fernanda Martins ‘beyond the artist’?

Watts Shake team visited Fernanda Martins at her home in Barcelona and followed her for over 24 hours to discover who she is ‘Beyond The Artist’. 3 cities, 2 gigs in a night, and great moments with one of the most influential artists of the Techno scene nowadays.

When was the last time the British royal family visited Sarajevo?

Sarajevo last saw a royal visit in 1910 when the Emperor Franz Joseph visited the city, two years after Bosnia had controversially become part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The emperor, 83, is one of Europe’s longest reigning monarchs, having ascended to the throne in 1848. In recent months he has been suffering from illness.

Bosnia and WW1: The living legacy of Gavrilo Princip. Tourists, historians and diplomats have been arriving in Sarajevo to commemorate the shots fired by a young Bosnian Serb assassin on 28 June 1914 – shots that sparked World War One. But the city and country are uneasy in the historical spotlight, as the tensions behind those events are still

What happened to the Young Bosnia Museum in Sarajevo?

When I was reporting from Sarajevo during the siege that killed more than 11,000 from 1992 to 1995, the Young Bosnia museum was in range of sniper fire from the surrounding hills. But if you took your chance, you could still find a broken paving stone outside with footprints embedded, supposed to mark the spot where Princip took aim.

Why did the Serbs take over Bosnia?

Inspired by Serbia’s Slobodan Milosevic as he turned from Communism to nationalism, Bosnia’s Serbs set about trying to unite Bosnia with Serbia, in an echo of Princip’s dream. They failed, but Dayton gave them political control over just under half of the territory and a veto over national policy for Bosnia-Herzegovina.

When was the Sarajevo mausoleum built?

Perhaps they should take note of the other inscription on the Mausoleum – the date of its construction, 1939, at the start of World War Two, which was itself a consequence of World War One. Little wonder, perhaps, that the people of Sarajevo aren’t overjoyed with the 1914 commemorations.