Historical Events tagged with "captive"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Politics & Government

U.S. Embassy Seized by Iranian Students

November 4th, 1979 45 years ago

A group of Iranian college students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 90 American hostages. Motivated by anger over U.S. support for the recently overthrown Shah, the students demanded the extradition of the Shah from the United States. The crisis lasted for 444 days, profoundly impacting U.S.-Iran relations.

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Crime & Law

Norrmalmstorg robbery and hostage crisis

August 28th, 1973 51 years ago

In Stockholm, two criminals, Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, took hostages in a bank robbery, leading to a tense 6-day standoff with police. The hostages were threatened but found themselves oddly sympathetic towards their captors. This peculiar behavior paved the way for the concept known as Stockholm syndrome, highlighting the psychological complexity of hostage situations.

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