What lasted 900 days?
a) JFK's Presidency
b) The Siege of Leningrad
c) The Iran Hostage Crisis
Answer below
b) The Siege of Leningrad lasted from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944. Less than two and a half months after German troops invaded Russia on June 22, 1941, they outflanked and surrounded the Red Army in Leningrad. Approximately 1 million inhabitants of the city died in the 900 day siege. (JFK's Presidency lasted 1037 days, The Iran Hostage Crisis lasted 444 days)
posted by doughnuts at 1:34 AM
1 Comments:
Thanks for reminding people of the most important siege of the 20th Century. If the Soviets had lost, we might be living in a different world.
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