Jimmy Carter - Fifty-two American hostage
Time: Tuesday Jan 20, 1981
Place: Tehran, Iran
Details: Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for the next 444 days until they were finally freed immediately after Ronald Reagan succeeded Carter as President on January 20, 1981.
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