The Rest of History

The Sandwich That Started a World War

Episode Summary

On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand's motorcade took a wrong turn in Sarajevo—straight toward a teenage assassin who had given up and gone for lunch. What if the driver hadn't gotten lost? The absurd chain of coincidences, a half-eaten sandwich, and a 19-year-old with tuberculosis who accidentally lit the fuse on the 20th century.