SLIDESHOW: The worst hostage crises
An American hostage is paraded before the cameras by his Iranian captors. In 1979, over 50 American hostages were taken from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and released after 444 days. (MPI/Getty Images)
An American hostage is paraded before the cameras by his Iranian captors. In 1979, over 50 American hostages were taken from the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and released after 444 days. (MPI/Getty Images)
