On This Day - What happened 20 January 1981 AD - Historydraft

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Tehran, Iran
Tuesday Jan 20, 1981
Jimmy Carter
Fifty-two American hostage
Tehran, Iran
Tuesday Jan 20, 1981
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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Washington D.C., U.S.
Tuesday Jan 20, 1981
Ronald Reagan
A President
Washington D.C., U.S.
Tuesday Jan 20, 1981
The presidency of Ronald Reagan began on January 20, 1981, when Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States.

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