Persepolis Cory and Shane By cullma5465 May 1, 1896 Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh Qājār shah of Iran Died http://www.britannica.com/biography/Naser-al-Din-Shah Oct 31, 1925 http://www.britannica.com/biography/Reza-Shah-Pahlavi http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Reza+Shah+Pahlavi http://www.britannica.com/biography/Reza-Shah-Pahlavi Aug 19, 1953 28 Mordad coup overthrow of the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat Nov 22, 1969 Marjane Satrapi born https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marjane_Satrapi Jan 8, 1979 Iranian Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution Jan 8, 1979 The Shah Flees Iran http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shah-flees-iran Jan 8, 1980 Islamic Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War http://cbldf.org/2013/06/using-graphic-novels-in-education-persepolis/ Sep 22, 1980 armed conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War Sep 22, 1980 Iraq invaded Iran via air and land on 22 September 1980 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War Aug 20, 1988 Iran Iraq war ends August 20, 1988 Iraq War Ends