jan 1, 1956 - Suez Crisis
Description:
When Egyptian president Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, British, French, and Israeli forces staged a joint assault on Egypt, cutting off Western Europe's oil supply; when the United States, who had been kept in the dark about the plan, refused to release emergency oil supplies, the allies were compelled to withdraw troops and the United Nations was forced to intervene.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1956
Now
~ 69 years ago