1977 - Appoximetely a dozen armed HanafiMuslims take over three buildings in Washington, DC, killing one person and taking more than 130 hostages. The hostage situation ends two days later.
... largest river in the world by volume, the Parana[?] with its impressive Iguaçu[?] falls, the Rio Negro, São Francisco[?], Xingu, Madeira and the Tapajós[?] ...