A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980
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Category: Ayatollah
A Canal Called Love – A Day Full Of Why – February 9, 1979
– February 9, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 9, 1979 – The ongoing situation in Love Canal, the Niagara Falls area of New York State was escalating on this particular day, 37 years ago. Now the area of evacuation was getting wider,
April 26, 1980 – Hostage Rescue Attempt: The Morning After – Pointing Fingers – Rolled Eyes – Frayed Nerves.
April 26, 1980 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 26, 1980 – Aftermath and morning after for the failed hostage rescue attempt. No shortage of outrage, recriminations and wagging fingers. The blasts from Capitol Hill were palpable – shock and anger that Congress wasn’t
April 25, 1980 – A Failed Rescue Attempt – The Hostage Situation In Iran.
Become a Patron! For all intents and purposes, it was a risky attempt from the get-go. On this April 25th, 1980 an attempt to rescue the 53 American hostages, held at the American Embassy in Tehran took place. Admittedly, it was a gamble – 8 helicopters, flying undercover through Iranian
February 25, 1979 – The Sino-Vietnam War – For A Change, Not In The Frying Pan – But Iran . . .
February 25, 1979 – CBS Radio – The World This Week – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – With grossly inflated casualty and capture claims coming from both sides, the war between China and Vietnam was heating up, this week in February, 1979. And with clucks of “this could be the
February 1, 1979 – Khomeini Comes Home – Patty Hearst Goes Home
– February 1, 1979 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – February 1, 1979 – significant news, this first day of a new month in 1979. The streets of Tehran were awash with crowds, cheering the arrival of the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini back home after almost
January 20, 1981 – Upstaging An Inauguration With A Hostage Release – All Eyes On The Tarmac In Tehran.
A busy day, this January 20th. While pre-Inaugural balls were going on in one part of Washington for the upcoming swearing-in of Ronald Reagan, negotiations were reaching a fevered pitch in the final hours of the Carter White House. And while the Inauguration was getting ready to take place, it
December 29, 1979 – Afghanistan: New Boss Minus Old Boss = Same Boss – Message From Kabul
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November 26, 1979 – Taking Turns In The Barrel – Hostage Crisis: Week 4 – Siege At Mecca – The Chrysler Bailout
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November 4, 1979 – Postcard From Tehran: Death To America And Other Love Songs – Embassy Under Siege
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