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On the eve of the assassination’s centennial, find out how a teenage Serbian nationalist provided the spark for World War I The start of World War I, the so-called "Great War" of 1914 to 1918, was triggered when a teenage Serbian revolutionary shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the presumptive heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife Sophie on their visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Deeply in love, Ferdinand chose to marry Sophie Chotek in 1900 despite the opposition of his uncle, the sitting Emperor Franz Josef, who refused to attend their wedding. Though not exactly a commoner, Sophie...

<p>My friend's 16 year old daughter Sophie had triple anuerisms a little while ago. Cause unknown.</p> <p>I had posted a prayer request for her last week. Many Freepers responded with prayers. THANK YOU!</p> <p>She had surgery earlier in the week. Looked like things were getting better.</p>

SOPHIE Delezio, the brave little girl who survived horrific burns after being trapped under a car that crashed into her Sydney childcare centre two years ago, has again suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car on a pedestrian crossing near her home. Sophie, who suffered chest and leg injuries in the latest accident, was on life support last night in the Prince of Wales Children's Hospital at Randwick, in the city's east. She was in a critical but stable condition and doctors, who said her injuries were not as severe as first thought, expect her to pull through...