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The History Hour: The Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

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25/04/2015 GMT

The Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

BBC World Service - The History Hour, The Iran Hostage Rescue Mission

Operation Eagle Claw, the death of Einstein and the musical Carousel.

On 24th April 1980, the US launched a disastrous attempt to free its hostages in Iran. Plus,the hunt for Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, the NATO bombing of Serbian TV, the death of Einstein and one of the most successful musicals of all time, Carousel.

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