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taken hostage: an american experience special
Explore how America's quarter-century of unwavering support for its ally, the Shah of Iran, and the violent Islamic revolution that overthrew him in 1979, set the stage for the Iran hostage crisis.
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 46 seconds
Episode Number: 101
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About Taken Hostage: An American Experience Special:
Revisit the Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage at the U.S.
Embassy in Tehran.
Unfolding like a political thriller, the story is told through the eyewitness accounts of those who took part in the events.
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