1861 to 1865 - 600,000 people die (Americans kill Americans in civil war)1929 to 1933 - 6,000,000 to 11,000,000 people die (Stalin ethnic cleanses)
August 6th, 1945 - 140,000 people die (American President Truman bombs Hiroshima)
August 9th, 1945 - 75,000 people die (Truman bombs Nagasaki)
(Holocaust deaths: 9,000,000 people)
(WWII deaths: 72,000,000 people, 47,000,000 civilians)
September 11, 2001 - 3,000 people die (Al-Qadea attacks New York)
December 26, 2004 - 225,000 people die (Indian Ocean earthquake)
... but which event gets/has the most press? Which is most important to you?
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