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    History in 17th Oct

  • Cornwallis surrenders

    British General Charles Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, concluding the major fighting of the Revolutionary War. 

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  • 1973 Oil Crisis begins

    In response to American support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War, members of OPEC begin an oil embargo against the United States. The resulting oil crisis would spark a global economic downturn before American diplomats intervened to negotiate an end to the embargo.

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  • British surrender at Saratoga

    Surrounded by an American army at Saratoga, British General John Burgoyne surrenders, ending the British threat in upstate New York. This decisive American triumph would compel the French to ally with the American patriots.

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