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Operation Eagle Claw (Persian: عملیات پنجه عقاب) was a failed operation by the United States Armed Forces ordered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to attempt the rescue of 53 embassy staff held captive at the Embassy of the United States, Tehran, on 24 April 1980.
Jimmy Carter has a foreign policy legacy that wasn't just defined by his four years in the White House. ... and eight special forces members were killed when their helicopter crashed. Iran then ...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a global force for peace after his presidency, has died at 100. ... Eight U.S. troops were killed when a helicopter and a plane collided ...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. President, has died. He leaves behind a legacy as a dogged peacemaker and a decent, ethical problem-solver. ... After the mission was aborted, a helicopter collided ...
Fifty-three United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage in Iran from November 4, 1979 to their release on January 20, 1981. They were taken as hostages by a group of armed Iranian college students who supported the Iranian Revolution, including Hossein Dehghan (future Iranian Minister of Defense), Mohammad Ali Jafari (future Revolutionary Guards Commander-In-Chief) and Mohammad ...
Helicopter crashed when overhead and tail rotors broke off from the craft; also killed were fellow Trump Casino executives Mark Grossinger Ettes and Jonathan Benanav. [60] Company founder (and future U.S. president) Donald Trump was reportedly scheduled to go with them on the flight, but cancelled at the last minute. [61] Jorge Ibargüengoitia ...
Former President Jimmy Carter. / Credit: CBS News Former President Jimmy Carter marked a major milestone, becoming the first U.S. president to reach his 100th birthday .
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...