A World Full Of Drama – An Embassy Full Of Hostages – March 1, 1980
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Category: Iran
A War Of Vital Interests – Ultimately, Oil – February 2, 1980
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Hostage Drama: Day 18 – Another Day, Another Mob, Another Burning Effigy – November 21, 1979
– CBS Radio News + Bulletin – November 21, 1979 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the hostage drama at the American Embassy in Tehran continued, flare ups were being reported in other places. A bulletin on this November 21st in 1979 reported Iranian students had stormed the U.S.
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 30, 1986 – Reagan And Gorbachev: No Deal, No Friendly New Year Greeting – Sour Summit
– CBS World News Roundup – December 30, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Only a year earlier, on December 30, 1985, President Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev exchanged warm New Years greetings and hopes for continued progress for both countries. December 30, 1986 it was a different
December 29, 1979 – Afghanistan: New Boss Minus Old Boss = Same Boss – Message From Kabul
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1955 – The Year Of Paranoia And Polio Shots – Past Daily’s Long Look Back: This Was 1955.
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