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Kenny Rogers Concert: The Day the Shah of Iran Fell

  • Published January 18, 2014
On February 11th, 1979, Kenny Rogers was performing a concert in Washington, DC while the Shah of Iran fell and Ayatollah Khomeini took power. Read the blog post to learn more about this day and watch a video from the History Channel’s documentary “Crisis in Iran” narrated by Mike Wallace.
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Sweet concert! This is an ad in The Washington Post on February 11th, 1979 for a Kenny Rogers concert. Almost 35 years ago, this was a Sunday, and while Washingtonians were heading to Landover for the concert, the Shah in Iran fell and Ayatollah Khomeini took power.

Kenny Rogers concert
Kenny Rogers concert

Below is a video that we dug up on YouTube from the History Channel’s documentary “Crisis in Iran” narrated by Mike Wallace.

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