jan 1, 1973 - Yom Kippur War
Description:
On Yom Kippur, Syrians and Egyptians launched a surprise attack on Israel in an attempt to recover the lands lost in the Six-Day War of 1967Nixon ordered US nuclear forces on alert and air-lifted almost $2 billion in arms to Israel to stem their retreat
Israel won
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Date:
jan 1, 1973
Now
~ 53 years ago