During the infamous oil embargo of 1973, when the world’s petroleum-producing countries stopped exporting to the United States during the Yom Kippur War, the effects on the U.S. were disastrous.

It’s still early in the current war in the Middle East, but the impact on oil markets may feel like déjà vu for those who remember the oil embargo of the 1970s.

It's often said that the inflation of the 1970s and '80s in the U.S. and elsewhere was caused by the two oil crises of ...

Daylight saving time may be unpopular, but the last time the U.S. kept it permanently, it didn't work out as expected.

Israel and America bombed Iran for 'so many reasons'. The Strait of Hormuz shut down, almost. Thirty-one percent of global ...

U.S. gas prices rose 40% as a result of the 1973 oil shock, and prices at the pump are threatening to increase again as a result of the U.S. and Israeli strike on Iran.

Sammy Hagar probably never intended becoming a political force, but inadvertantly became one when he wrote the US anthem of defiance to the oil crisis.

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ground to a virtual halt, unleashing the most severe energy crisis since the 1970s.

Museveni wins Uganda election; Sadat breaks with Soviet alliance; US forces retake Seoul in Korean War; Fascist Italy bans strikes ...

Overview of Recent Events On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel initiated ‘Operation Epic Fury’ targeting Iran, ...

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