Neandertals made the oldest known piece of jewelry in Europe, a 130,000-year-old necklace or bracelet featuring eight white-tailed eagle claws, a new study suggests. The eagle claws came from a ...
A plan to free American hostages in Iran ended in disaster on April 24, 1980. The tragedy led to an overhaul of U.S. special operations. By Kyle Gunn Published Jun 17, 2025 5:24 PM EDT The history of ...
Noble objectives of the mission notwithstanding, Eagle Claw, in the words of U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 founding commander Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko, “got too g*ddamn complicated,” a violation of the ...
Editor’s note: On Nov. 4, 1979, militant Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 63 Americans hostage. Some of the hostages were released, but by April 1980, and after numerous ...
Operation Eagle Claw, a failed 1980 hostage rescue mission in Iran, was commemorated at Hurlburt Field. The mission's failure led to the creation of U.S. Special Operations Command and AFSOC. Eight ...
Jan. 17—CHEYENNE — A small crowd gathered on Tuesday to watch as city leaders, members of Cheyenne LEADS and the current owner of Eagle Claw Fishing Tackle Co., Lee McGill, broke ground on the company ...
In the early hours of April 25, 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a sober announcement to the nation: An attempt by U.S. military forces rescue the 52 staff held hostage at the American embassy in ...
The documentary includes interviews with hostages, service members who participated in Operation Eagle Claw, and former President Jimmy Carter. (Greenwhich Entertainment) Nineteen-year-old Sgt. Kevin ...
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