January 27, 1973★★★★★
Paris Peace Accords
The United States, North and South Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government sign an agreement ending direct US involvement in the war.
Treaty· Vietnam, United States, France
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Events this year
March 29, 1973★★★★★
Last US combat troops leave Vietnam
The last US combat units leave South Vietnam under the terms of the Paris Peace Accords.
WarPolitics· Vietnam, United States
September 11, 1973★★★★★
1973 Chilean coup d'état
The Chilean military under General Augusto Pinochet overthrows President Salvador Allende, beginning a 17-year military dictatorship.
PoliticsRevolution· Chile
October 1973 – March 1974★★★★★
1973 oil crisis
Arab oil producers impose an embargo on countries supporting Israel, causing world oil prices to soar.
Economy· Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, United States
October 6, 1973 – October 25, 1973★★★★★
Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel to regain Sinai and the Golan; the war ends in a ceasefire and paves the way for later negotiations.
War· Israel, Egypt, Syria
Ongoing
November 1, 1955 – April 30, 1975★★★★★
Vietnam War
A conflict between North Vietnam and the Viet Cong on one side and South Vietnam, backed by the United States and its allies, on the other; it ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.
War· Vietnam, United States, Laos, Cambodia
1966 – 1976★★★★★
Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong launches a decade-long political movement that brings social upheaval, persecution and the destruction of cultural heritage.
PoliticsRevolutionCulture· China