When did the Iran Hostoge Crisis begin? November 4.1979 January 20,1981 October 1003 November 1986

The Iran Hostage Crisis began on November 4, 1979. On that day, a group of Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage. The crisis lasted for 444 days, until January 20, 1981, when the hostages were finally released.