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This Day in Minnesota History

January 20, 1981

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ISBN: 0873514165
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Lowell Bruce Laingen, who grew up in Odin, Minnesota, is one of fifty-two hostages released from the American Embassy in Tehran after being held by Islamic militants for 444 days during the Iran Hostage Crisis. Laingen was chargé d'affaires at the embassy.

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