Back in November 1979, over 50 US diplomats became hostages in Iran.
On this day in 1980, President Carter approved a mission to go into Iran and rescue the diplomats held hostage.
Unfortunately, he addressed the nation hours later to tell us what went wrong.
It was a terrible morning to say the least.
The operation was called off due to technical problems but 8 US servicemen were killed when one of the departing helicopters collided with a AC-130 transport airplane on the ground.
It was horrible. The hostages were eventually released a few minutes after President Reagan was sworn in on January 1981.
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