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1980 October Surprise theory, an Uncommon card
The 1980 October Surprise theory refers to the claim that members of Ronald Reagan's presidential campaign covertly negotiated with Iranian leaders to undermine incumbent U.S. president Jimmy Carter by delaying the release of 66 American hostages detained in Iran.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 162
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 59,000
Ranked #1,343 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The hostage situation, which began when Iranian revolutionaries seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, was one of the biggest news stories of 1980, and Carter's inability to resolve it is widely believed to have contributed to his loss.
- The remaining hostages were released minutes after Reagan was inaugurated as President.
- After 12 years of varying media attention, both houses of the U.S. Congress held separate inquiries and concluded that credible evidence supporting the allegation was absent or insufficient.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The 1980 October Surprise theory article was read about 59,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, 1980 October Surprise theory (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : White House, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
