How It Really Happened

Jesse L. Martin takes an in-depth look at some of the most notorious crimes, mysteries, trials and celebrity tragedies of our time.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	How It Really Happened
First Air Date	January 27, 2017
Last Air Date	November 24, 2024
Seasons	9
Episodes	88
Episode Runtime	43min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
Production Companies	CNN
Networks	CNN HLN

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Iran Hostages: The Dangerous Journey Home

When Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, they took the Embassy staff hostage and held them for 444 days. Only a handful managed to escape, but they were trapped in Iran until the CIA came up with a daring plan to bring them home. This top-secret mission was the subject of the Academy Award-winning film Argo. In this episode, several former hostages detail their time in captivity, and three of the Tehran Six escapees tell of their daring rescue.

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