Today’s history: American citizens were released after being held hostage in Iran for 444 days, reached their country today

The enmity between Iran and America started from an incident that happened 42 years ago. This event is known as the Iran Hostage Crisis. In 1953, there was a coup in Iran with the support of the American intelligence agency CIA and Britain. In this coup, the Prime Minister of Iran, Mohammad Mossadiq was removed from power and the power of Iran was handed over to the hands of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Due to the involvement of America and Britain in the coup of Iran, a section there stood against these countries. The result of this came in the form of the Iranian Revolution that started in 1963. Because of the Iranian revolution, America’s trusted PM Mohammad Reza was forced to leave the country. After this the republic was established in Iran.

US citizens were held hostage in Iran

An incident happened in 1979 during the Iranian Revolution, which made Iran and America enemies forever. On November 4, 1979, some armed Iranian students supporting the Iranian Revolution took hostage 66 American diplomats and staff at the US embassy in Tehran.

A group of Iranian students led by Ayatollah Khomeini held several American citizens hostage for 444 days

With this began the Iran hostage crisis. It was led by its leader Ayatollah Khomeini. However, two weeks later some people were released while 6 US citizens escaped with Canadian help. But Iranian leaders refused to release 52 people.

American citizens were released after 444 days

The then US President Jimmy Carter failed to free his citizens even after all the diplomatic efforts. America then tried to rescue its citizens through the Eagle Claw Mission, but this mission was unsuccessful and 8 American soldiers died in it.

Jimmy Carter lost the US presidential election in 1980 and Ronald Reagan became the new president. Reagan begins talks with Iran to end hostage crisis. Iran demanded the return of $8 billion worth of Iranian assets confiscated by the US.

Eventually the US gave Iran $8 billion. After this, on January 20, 1981, ie 444 days later, all the American hostages were released. All these hostages reached America 5 days later on 25 January 1981.

Robert Boyle, the scientist who gave Boyle’s theory, was born

On this day the great scientist Robert Boyle was born in 1627 in the city of Munster, Ireland. Robert gave Boyle’s theory. He was at number 10 among his 14 siblings. Promising to read since childhood, Robert had mastered French and Latin languages ​​in addition to English. Apart from this, he also learned Hebrew, Greek and Syriac languages.

He did his early education from Eton Kalil School. Three years later, he went on a trip to Europe. In 1641, at the age of 14, he met the great scientist Galileo and this meeting inspired him to become a scientist later.

The ‘Boyle’s principle’, considered very important in physics, was given by Robert Boyle.

After this, Boyle took admission in Oxford University. Robert is best known for Boyle’s theory in physics. Boyle’s theory explains how air changes with increasing and decreasing pressure. Robert Boyle died on 30 December 1691 at the age of 64.

Important events of 25 January

2015: Miss Colombia Polina Vega became Miss Universe 2014.

2005: More than 300 died due to stampede in a temple of a goddess located in Satara, Maharashtra.

2002Arjun Singh became the first Marshal of the Air Force of the Indian Air Force.

2001Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vijayaraje Scindia passed away.

1983: Announcement to confer Bharat Ratna on Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

1980Mother Teresa was awarded the Bharat Ratna.

1975Sheikh Mujibur Rahman became the President of Bangladesh.

1971: Himachal Pradesh was declared as a full state. It became the 18th state of the country.

1958Birth of Kavita Krishnamurthy, one of the famous playback singers of Indian cinema.

1839The earthquake in Chile killed 10,000 people.

1755Moscow University was founded.

1627Scientist Robert Boyle was born. Boyle’s theory was given.