6.1K views · 226 reactions | It's Merrie Monarch Festival week!  Check out this montage of the 1979 Kāne ‘Auana winners! Reminder: All the episodes from this PBS Hawai‘i Classics special on the 16th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival are on YouTube! Sponsored by Vibe Creative Marketing #pbs #pbshawaii #hawaii #hilo #merriemonarch #hula #hawaiian #hulaislife | PBS Hawai‘i | Facebook

12 reactions | On Nov. 4, 1979, more than 60 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were taken hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran. The next 444 days resulted in what was arguably the most consequential foreign policy debacle of the second half of the 20th century. From award-winning filmmaker Robert Stone, American Experience | PBS's two-part, four-hour "Taken Hostage" documentary premieres Monday and Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET on GBH-2: to.pbs.org/3E6EUJx | GBH | Facebook