Syria and Egypt attack Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. The conflict would last three weeks, threatening détente between the United States and the Soviet Union, before American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger helped negotiate a ceasefire.
Year
1973
Date of Event
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