9 March 1977 March 8, 2012 Author: Staff In a 39 hour standoff, armed Hanafi Muslims seize three Washington, D.C., buildings, killing two and taking 149 hostage. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few; and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life." Benjamin Disraeli — Click here for more from Benjamin Disraeli Related posts: 21 July 1977 18 January 1977 5 March 1970 Categories: History Tags: 1977, 9 March