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Wikipedia's List of Famines has a listing for an Iranian / Persian famine from 1917-1919 which claimed 8-10 million lives, nearly half the population at the time, but doesn't have a page for it, and I've never heard of it. Can anyone here teach us more about it?	5223
What happened with the US Postal Service during the Civil War? Did it fracture into the USPS and CSPS, and two PMGs? What about reunification?	587
At its most desperate, how thin were the Red Army lines on the West side of the Volga during the battle for Stalingrad?	52
Anthony Beevor's book 'Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege' he mentioned the USSR evacuation of military factories to the Caucuses. How was this done? Are there any translated accounts of workers or leaders involved in the process?	27
Was there ever a notable popular movement in the post-revolution or post-1812 US to re-submit to the authority of the crown?	22
Are there any real cases of outlaws or criminals creating a false identity and becoming sheriffs of western towns like in Django Unchained and Hateful Eight?	12
Europe is generally covered more here in the US, but on December 11th 1941, what was US recruiting like, and which theater of war was more appealing to the public and the recruits?	10
What made the USSR able to turn the tables on Germany during WWII?	7
I recently came across a school of thought that believes the victims of the Kent State Massacre 'deserved' being fired upon, that they were threatening the National Guard members. Is there any legitimacy to this? We're the National Guard in any real danger from the protesters?	7
Instead of the Manhattan Project and the atom bombs, was there ever any consideration to just blockade the Japanese mainland and continue bombing military installations to conclude the Pacific Theater of WWII? How long might it have taken to starve them out?	6

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