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August 28, 1995: Sarajevo Markale market massacre

On this day in 1995, a mortar launched by the Army of the Republika Srpska at a market in Sarajevo killed 43 civilians and wounded another 84.

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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (June 28, 1914)

On this day in 1914, the terrorist assassination of Austro Hungarian Empire Archduke Ferdinand led to the outbreak of WWI and the deaths of 9,000,000.

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February 5, 1994 | Shelling of market in Sarajevo

Terrorism and war are often seen as different but this does not mean that the former cannot occur during the latter. War has been part of the human condition since…well, since forever I would think. Remember that iconic scene in 2001: A Space Odyssey where a bunch of half-ape/half-humans are sitting around minding their own […]