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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: CNN - The US-Iran conflict: A timeline of how we got here. | Sep 18, 2026 | ||
| Added cross-reference to October surprise. | Jul 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scholar Works at Harding - The Effect of the Iranian Hostage Crisis on the 1980 Presidential Election (PDF). | Apr 15, 2026 | ||
| Cross-reference added. | Mar 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - Iranian Hostage Crisis: Impact on American Politics. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - The 444-day Iran hostage crisis that undid Jimmy Carter's presidency. | Dec 02, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at DU - The 1979 United States-Iran Hostage Crisis Reviewed from an Islamic International Law Perspective (PDF). | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Security Archive - 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis Recalled. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brookings - How the Iran hostage crisis shaped the US approach to sanctions. | Sep 12, 2024 | ||
| Added reference to list of detained citizens. | Jun 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Iran Hostage Crisis. | May 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Experience - Explore the Iran Hostage Crisis through Its Iconic Images. | Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council of Foreign Relations - The Iranian Hostage Crisis. | Jun 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historynet - The Iran Hostage Crisis: 444 Days in Hell. | Mar 31, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 12, 2023 | ||
| Added information graphic on Jimmy Carter's life. | Dec 11, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Iranica - Hostage crisis. | Oct 05, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - The US-Iran conflict: A timeline of how we got here. | Apr 22, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 10, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 31, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 09, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - Iran Hostage Crisis. | Jan 31, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 10, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum - The Hostage Crisis in Iran. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: UMBC Center for History Education - The Iran Hostage Crisis. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Society - 1979: Iran Hostage Crisis. | Dec 21, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 10, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Department of State - Office of the Historian - The Iranian Hostage Crisis. | Jul 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Jimmy Carter and the Iranian Hostage Crisis. | Jul 21, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Iran Hostage Crisis. | Jun 06, 2014 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Mar 28, 2012 | ||
| Added video of Carter addressing the media in response to the Iran hostage crisis. | Sep 02, 2009 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Iran Hostage Crisis. | Nov 10, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 14, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 02, 2006 | ||
| New article added. | Oct 06, 2005 |
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