US President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" id="mwATM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> awards the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" id="mwATQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_D._Taylor" id="mwATU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kenneth D. Taylor">Ken Taylor</a>, Canada's former ambassador to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" id="mwATY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Iran">Iran</a>, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis" id="mwATc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Iran hostage crisis">hostage crisis of 1979–81</a>; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor.