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the Ba'ath party was led by Hafez al-Assad which instituted a socialist system
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Apollo 11 launched with Neil Armstrong being the first person to step on the moon
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President Nixon meets up with Chairman Mao Zedong in China
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The rebels overthrew Iran's monarchy and established the Islamic Republic
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Iranians took 66 Americans hostage which ended when Regan became president
The Iran Hostage Crisis
