Question 7 • EAP-Virginia and US History B CR
The 52 American hostages were held for 444 days and were released on January 20, 1981, shortly after Ronald Reagan was inaugurated as president. They were not kept indefinitely, and the crisis hurt Carter politically rather than helping him win reelection. Therefore, the result was that the hostages were freed in 1981 after Reagan’s inauguration.
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