The Yom Kippur war took place on October 6, 1973. It took place on the holiest of Jewish holidays. The war led to the demise of the Soviet American detente because of the countries involved and the way the cold war played out between the two countries.
Arab Oil Embargo of 1973.
Egypt launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur in 1973, beginning the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (also known as the Yom Kippur War, the Ramadan War, and the October War).
It was called the yom kippur war because the Arabs attacked on the Jewish Holiday called yom kippur
Numerous events happened in 1973 in Egypt. The most important was the Arab-Israeli War of 1973, also called the Yom Kippur War or the October War.
Egypt and Israel have gone to war in the Arab-Israeli Wars of 1948, 1956, 1967, the War of Attrition, and 1973. If the months of fighting were summed up, it would be roughly 10 months of active conflict and 3 years for the War of Attrition. There was a de jure state of war between Egypt and Israel from 1948-1979: 31 years.
The Yom Kippur war occurred in October of 1973, from October 6 to October 26.
Yom Kippur War happened on 1973-10-25.
1973
The Yom Kippur War.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Arab Oil Embargo of 1973.
It was Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which corresponded to 6 October 1973.
The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 on Western Countries.
Israel
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Egypt launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish Holiday of Yom Kippur in 1973, beginning the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (also known as the Yom Kippur War, the Ramadan War, and the October War).