Before there was Drew Brees and Johnny Manziel, there was Fran Tarkenton. Tarkenton earned plenty of personal honors during his professional career. He was named to nine Pro Bowl teams. Tarkenton was the AP Offensive Player of the Year for 1975. He led the NFL in completions and in passing yards in 1978.
The explosive that was World War One had been long in the stockpiling; the spark was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914.uch were the mechanics that brought the world's major nations into the war at one time or another. It's clear from the summary above that the alliance system was as much at fault as anything in bringing about the scale of the conflict.
World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated on June 28, 1914. This was the immediate cause but there were a series of events which triggered the war. See below for more information and facts about how World War 1 started. Since Britain had agreed to maintain the neutrality of Belgium, they immediately declared war on Germany. 2  British and Germany forces first fought at the Battle of Mons in Belgium. 3  This was the first of many battles between Britain and Germany on the Western Front and is when World War 1 started for Britain.