Persepolis Jacob and Robbie

Nasser al-Din Shah dies, Marjane's great grandfather

May 1, 1896

http://www.britannica.com/biography/Naser-al-Din-Shah

Rexa Pahlavi was forced to abdicate by the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

Oct 31, 1925

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Shah

Iranian coup d'etat, overthrow of the prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh

Aug 15, 1953

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27état

The Iranian Revolution

Aug 1, 1978

youtube cliphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution

Shah flees the country and resides in Egypt

Jan 16, 1979

youtube cliphttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/shah-flees-iran

Iran–Iraq War began when Iraq invaded Iran via air and land

Sep 22, 1980

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War

Hezbollah Targets Citizens

Feb 9, 1982

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah

The Iran-Iraq war ends

Aug 20, 1988

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_War

Original French Perepolis Published

Mar 9, 2000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persepolis_%28comics%29

Persopolis won an award at The Cannes Film Festival

May 17, 2007

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