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June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Controversial statue of Gavrilo Princip unveiled in East Sarajevo

The Editor of Centenary News is in Sarajevo for the start of the First World War Centenary – and has just sent this update.

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June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Countdown: key dates coming up to mark 100th anniversary of the First World War

Centenary News lists the major commemorations taking place in July and August 2014 to mark the outbreak of the First World War 100 years ago.

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June 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Tickets set to be released for Glasgow’s First World War Commonwealth Centenary commemoration

Tickets for a special ceremony in Glasgow to mark the Centenary of the First World War, with an emphasis on the Commonwealth, will be released to the general public on the 7th July 2013.

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June 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Events in Sarajevo mark the Centenary of the Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The assassination of the Archduke on June 28th 1914 was remembered today in series of events in Sarajevo.

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June 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Crowd gathers for the Assassination Anniversary in Sarajevo street

The Editor of Centenary News reports from Sarajevo on how the city marked the moment when the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated.

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June 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated

Today marks exactly 100 years since the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914.

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July 2, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Peace Garden opens at Péronne in the Somme

UNESCO ambassadors and representatives from more than 80 countries attend the official opening of the Garden of the 6th Continent in the Somme. There will also be a day of events for the public.

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July 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Queen honours First World War volunteers on Centenary of Archduke’s assassination

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have paid tribute to the thousands of men and women who volunteered during the First World War at a ceremony at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

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July 7, 2014 CN Editorial Team

German President warns of Europe’s challenges in First World War Centenary year

German President Joachim Gauck has urged Europe to ‘stand up with self-confidence for all that unites us’ in a speech marking the Centenary of the First World War.

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July 8, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Largest human poppy world record broken after two months

School children from across Sefton, Merseyside, have set a new world record by making the largest human poppy.

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