January 20, 1981: Iran Hostages Released

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🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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On this day in 1981, 52 American hostages were released from Iran after being held captive for 444 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	Today is Monday, January 20th, 2020.
0:33.5	On this day in 1981, 52 American hostages were released from Iran after being held captive for
0:41.6	444 days. The Americans were taken prisoner after student
0:47.6	protesters stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran at the start of the Iranian Revolution.
0:59.0	Welcome to today in True Crime, a parcast original.
1:03.4	Due to the graphic nature of today's crimes,
1:06.1	listener discretion is advised.
1:08.2	Extreme caution is advised for children under 13.
1:12.4	Today we're covering the release of the remaining 52 Americans in the
1:16.9	Iranian hostage crisis. Let's go back to the capital city of Tehran on January 20th, 1981, around midday.
1:27.0	Colonel Chuck Scott sat in a room with a few other hostages.
1:35.2	He didn't exactly know where he was in Tehran.
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