The #1973War/#YomKippurWar began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1973, as #Egypt & #Syria attempted to recover lands seized by #Israel in 1967 and colonized/settled (the #SinaiPeninsula and the #GolanHeights). The conflict brought on a major oil crisis and the real threat of nuclear war.
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