During this event, Richard Queen was misdiagnosed with a "twisted spine," which later turned out to be multiple sclerosis.
During this event, Richard Queen was misdiagnosed with a "twisted spine," which later turned out to be multiple sclerosis. A conspiracy theory about this non-Vietnam event was the subject of Gary Sick's book October Surprise. The television show Nightline was created to report on this event. During it, a helicopter crash marked the failure of Operation Eagle (*) Claw. Espionage agents and a fake Canadian film crew helped several participants escape this event, and conspiracy theorists allege Ronald Reagan prolonged it to screw over President Jimmy Carter. This event was meant to punish the United States for its support of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. For 10 points, name this 1979 crisis in which activists in a Middle Eastern country led by Ayatollah Khomeini took over an American embassy.
During this event, Richard Queen was misdiagnosed with a "twisted spine," which later turned out to be multiple sclerosis.
Iranian hostage crisis