American Hostages Welcomed Home After 444 Days

Quick Smiles:

• All 52 American hostages safely released after 444 days, thanks to international cooperation.
• Iran’s gesture of release closely followed President Reagan’s inauguration, symbolizing a new chapter.
• Hostages celebrated with a joyful ticker tape parade in New York City ten days later.

Forty-five years ago today, an emotional chapter in American history closed as 52 hostages were set free by Iran and welcomed by U.S. personnel, just moments after Ronald Reagan became president. The Americans were flown to Algiers, where U.S. representative Warren M. Christopher formally received them, recognizing Algeria’s key role in resolving the crisis.

The hostages then journeyed to West Germany’s Rhein-Main Air Base and onward to a hospital in Wiesbaden, where former President Carter, serving as an emissary, greeted them before their return home.

Medical check-ups and debriefings waited before their triumphant ticker tape parade in New York City, just ten days after their emotional release.

Many have pondered the timing of their release, but the Carter administration’s long negotiations and diplomacy are widely credited for the safe homecoming.

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