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On This Day December 24 1980 - Americans Shined Lights for 417 Seconds to Remember the Iran Hostages

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On This Day December 24 1980 - Americans Shined Lights for 417 Seconds to Remember the Iran Hostages.

On this day December 24 1980, Americans across the country turned on lights for 417 seconds in a symbolic act of unity to remember the Americans being held hostage in Iran. The number of seconds represented the total days the hostages had been in captivity at that point, creating a powerful nationwide moment of remembrance and solidarity.

The gesture reflected how deeply the hostage crisis affected daily life and national morale during the early 1980s. Television coverage, public...
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