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Oil Embargo

United States of America · Economy / Energy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1973

Richard Milhous Nixon17 October 1973

Washington · Economy / Energy

The Arab oil embargo intensifies inflation, energy shortages and economic disruption.

Names involved

Richard Milhous Nixon

Provenance

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