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.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Algiers Accords and The hostages releaseMonday Jan 19, 1981 Later in history ›A PresidentTuesday Jan 20, 1981
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