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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 27 Jun 2014

    Here Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife before murder, 100 years ago today, catalyst for outbreak of World War I: #LOCpic.twitter.com/1DJ0gNcgDV

    9:22 PM - 27 Jun 2014
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      1. Cary Moy‏ @UTZAAKE 28 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        .@BeschlossDC #ArchdukeFranzFerdinand one bizarre sight - ginormous handlebar moustache & helmet loaded with green peacock feathers. #WWI

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      1. Douglas Sher‏ @DouglasTSher 28 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC Caption: "Well do ya, do ya, do ya wanna?"

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      1. Cindy‏ @moonchick 28 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC Remembering all those lost in WWI #lostgeneration

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      1. b‏ @writerbret 28 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC and WW II.#thatcountry #civil #war

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      1. michael epps‏ @michael_epps 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC Their murder changed Europe, and the world forever.

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      1. James Wagner‏ @wagnerblog 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC nobody ever mentions it was 1911 Austrian Gräf & Stift phaeton, now in a museum in Vienna; Franz and Sophie are in another one

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      1. CDB‏ @quietnolonger 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC @hughhewitt How do you know this was 'before' the murder?

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      1. Philomena Hanson‏ @VicArtsMrktg 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC #Hapsburg legacy has deep roots throughout European history. #GameOfThrones in truest sense. Empire building collapsed in 1914.

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      1. Heather Joy Martin‏ @HevCollart 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Not So #funfact RT @BeschlossDC Archduke Ferdinand & wife before murder, 100 yrs ago catalyst for outbreak of WWI pic.twitter.com/b8U4dsagG6”

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      1. Josh Katzowitz‏Verified account @joshkatzowitz 27 Jun 2014
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        I could do w/ a hat like that. RT @BeschlossDC: Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife before murder, 100 yrs ago today.pic.twitter.com/OJWhSiCUX7

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      1. Danny Davis‏ @Pastor3D 27 Jun 2014
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        PHOTO: Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife just B4 murder, 100yrs ago 2day. Sparked WW1, changed world. pic.twitter.com/K6TmPcaJ5X via @BeschlossDC

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      1. jason‏ @JasonSlusher 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC the powers to be we're not happy that he married her.

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      2. Tracy Maple‏ @tracycopygrrrl 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        .@BeschlossDC @iamrichardray Here's a great read http://bit.ly/TFeC90  from @NeilSteinberg via @Suntimes

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      3. Richard Ray‏ @iamrichardray 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @tracycopygrrrl

        @tracycopygrrrl @BeschlossDC @NeilSteinberg @Suntimes great read indeed, thanks for sharing. Didn't know the last WWI vet died in 2011.

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      4. Richard Ray‏ @iamrichardray 27 Jun 2014
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        @tracycopygrrrl @BeschlossDC @NeilSteinberg @Suntimes *U.S. WWI vet.

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      1. Alan Peppard‏Verified account @AlanPeppard 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        MT Fuse of WW I is lit @BeschlossDC: Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife before murder, 100 yrs ago today. #LOC pic.twitter.com/3NrNIkXmN7”

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      1. Ryan O. Ferguson‏ @ryanoferguson 27 Jun 2014
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        One of the Daft Punk guys? MT @BeschlossDC: Here Archduke Franz Ferdinand & wife before murder, 100 years agopic.twitter.com/ugdkouckEh

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      1. obi-wan sanjuro‏ @forteanevent 27 Jun 2014
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        @BeschlossDC Catalyst for a really great band name for a really great band, as well.

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      2. (((Kirk Vilb)))‏ @DaDorq 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        @BeschlossDC Do you think Gavrilo Princip had any clue as to what his action was to unleash? Would he have acted differently if he did?

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      3. UrsusMaritimus‏ @ursus_marit 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @DaDorq

        @DaDorq @BeschlossDC good Q. gotta imagine another immediate trigger wud have come along b4 too long. Massive world wars don't just happen.

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      4. TheSidewalkBallet‏ @1sidewalkballet 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @ursus_marit

        @ursus_marit Exactly. Margaret MacMillan's "The War That Ended Peace" excellent broad history—what led to this moment @DaDorq @BeschlossDC

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      5. UrsusMaritimus‏ @ursus_marit 27 Jun 2014
        Replying to @1sidewalkballet

        @1sidewalkballet @DaDorq @BeschlossDC thx 4 the book rec

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