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Iran Hostage Crisis (19h 34min, nov 4, 1979 y – 3h 32min, jan 20, 1981 y)

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Iran students took 99 people hostage on November 4, 1979. This is important because it rose tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

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19h 34min, nov 4, 1979 y
3h 32min, jan 20, 1981 y
~ 1 years and 2 months