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Assassins Prepare Amid Rumors of Serbian Coup

The Greatest Infographic of All Time

French Finalize War Plan with Fatal Flaws

We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

French Cheer British Royals on State Visit

Russia Pursues Naval Treaty with Britain

Tampico Incident Brings U.S., Mexico to Brink of War

Plotters Decide to Kill the Archduke

We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.

The Letters of Last Resort

If you have a secret to keep, a good place to do so is in a safe inside another safe in the control room of a nuclear-class submarine far below the surface of the ocean.

A Spectacular Murder Rocks France

We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later.

Mixed Messages from Italy

German Newspapers Beat the War Drums

The First World War was an unprecedented catastrophe that killed millions and set the continent of Europe on the path to further calamity two decades later.

Russians Plot Attack on Constantinople (In a Few Years)

11 Words and Phrases Popularized by World War I

The Oxford English Dictionary is honoring the centenary with an appeal to the public for help in finding the earliest documented uses of words that first came into English during World War I.

The Archduke Seals His Own Doom

We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later. In this installment, Archduke Ferdinand makes an appearance! (Spoiler: He's important to all this.)