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Robert Garland Residency: A Day in History – The Assassination of Francis Ferdinand: June 28, 1914

July 10th,2025 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Professor/Instructor/Speaker: Robert Garland

Europe was divided into two great alliances: Germany, Austria-Hungary on the one hand, and Serbia, Russia, France, and ultimately Britain and the U.S. on the other. A Bosnian Serb called Princip vowed to overthrow the Hapsburg (i.e., Austro-Hungarian) Empire by assassinating its crown prince, Francis Ferdinand, when he was paying a state visit to Sarajevo. The first attempt failed, and Francis Ferdinand escaped injury, but then his car took a fatal wrong turn… 

 

This event is part of the "A Day in History: Week-in-Residency Series Exploring 'What a Difference a Day Makes'." Each lecture in this series highlights a specific day when the world altered course and brought us to where we are today, and each lecture also raises the tantalizing question: What if?   

 

Registrants are welcome but not required to attend all events to enjoy and learn from the individual lectures.  

 

Location: Jefferson Educational Society - 3207 State St, Erie, PA 16508

Date/Time: Thursday, July 10, 7pm to 8:30pm

Admission: $15/person; $25 with guest

 

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Robert Garland

Robert S J. Garland is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Emeritus Professor of the Classics, Colgate University. Garland is also the author of many books including but not limited to; The Greek Way of Death, The Eye of the Beholder, and Athens Burning: The Persian Invasion of Greece and the Evacuation of Attica (Witness to Ancient History).