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nov 4, 1979 - Iranian Militants Storm American Embassy

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Young militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in support of f Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Their goal was to take the building and the people in it hostage until the Shah was returned to Iran to face trial.

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nov 4, 1979
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~ 46 years ago