On November 4, 1979, Iranian Islamists storm the United States Embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter having granted the right of asylum in the U.S. to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi following the Iranian Revolution that overthrew his monarchy. More @Wikipedia
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