The Cold War border between Austria and Hungary was opened for a short period of time for the Pan-European picnic.
21st June 1919: The German High Seas naval fleet is scuttled at Scapa Flow
21st June 2019
Exactly one month after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
The Treaty of Trianon was signed between Hungary and most of the Allies of the First World War.
The Treaty of London was signed, which recognised and guaranteed the independence and neutrality of Belgium.
The Declaration of Olmütz was signed between Prussia and Austria, in which Prussia submitted to Austrian dominance.
Maria Theresa inherited the Austrian throne, prompting the War of the Austrian Succession.
Hungary had been inundated with East Germans since the government began removing the border fence in May.
The ‘Final Act’ of the Congress of Vienna was signed on the 9th June 1815, nine days before Napoleon’s final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
King Louis XVI of France and his family were caught attempting to escape Paris during the Flight to Varennes.
On the 10th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist Bloc.
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