Iranian History by Joshua V

Overthrow of the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh known as the Iranian coup d'etat.

Aug 19, 1953

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d'état

Shah flees Iran to Egypt

Jan 16, 1979

http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War/c_Khrushchev_era/a_Ike/dd_Iran_Guatamala.html http://voiceseducation.org/content/1979-1988

Americans hostage crisis at the US Embassy

Nov 4, 1979

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/carter-hostage-crisis/ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-16010547

Universities closed and schools required females to wear veils.

Jun 12, 1980

https://prezi.com/f-gzbxbv-ybp/education-during-the-iranian-revolution/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Cultural_Revolution#Islamization_of_universities https://academicexchange.wordpress.com/category/history-2/

Iraq invaded Iran

Sep 22, 1980

ABC News video https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IranâIraq_War http://www.terencebunch.co.uk/articles/iraq-the-united-states-empire-and-the-failure-of-globalist-war-geostrategy-in-south-west-asia/

Iranians recaptured the the city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis.

May 24, 1982

Youtube video on LiberationDocumentary video of the Liberation of Khorramshahrhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Khorramshahr

Hezbollah terrorists targets Israeli and Jewish citizens

Jul 10, 1982

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.658716 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

The Iran-Iraq war ended with Iran surrendering.

Jul 20, 1988

http://www.history.com/topics/iran-iraq-war http://www.fouman.com/Y/Get_Iranian_History_Today.php?artid=292

The original French version novel, "Persepolis" was published.

Oct 5, 2002

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_(comics) http://www.amazon.com/Persepolis-original-French-language-French-Edition/dp/0320073149

The movie "Persepolis" was filmed by the Cannes Film Festival in 2007.

May 16, 2007

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Cannes_Film_Festival