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Yom Kippur War
THE 1973 YOM KIPPUR WAR
In an effort to force Israel to unilaterally surrender captured lands, Egypt and Syria jointly attacked Israel on October 6, 1973, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Other Arab states contributed troops and financial support. Caught by surprise, Israel suffered severe losses in human life and equipment. -
Camp David Accords
Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David.[1] The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. -
Strategic Defense Intiative
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), also known as Star Wars, was a program first initiated on March 23, 1983 under President Ronald Reagan. The Strategic Defense Initiative was eventually abandoned, and after a few years, it was nothing other than a short chapter in history books. -
US invasion of Lebanon
It was a Sunday morning in Beirut, October 23, 1983. Lance Cpl. Eddie DiFranco was the U.S. Marine sentry outside the four-story Beirut Battalion Landing Team Marine headquarters near the capital city’s airport. At 6:22, DiFranco barely had time to glimpse at an oncoming yellow Mercedes-Benz truck. What he did see was this: “He looked right at me… and smiled.” Moments later, the driver slammed the truck, which filled with 12,000 pounds of dynamite, into the building. The explosion was heard thro -
INF Treaty
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on December 8, 1987, it was ratified by the United States Senate on May 27, 1988 and came into force on June 1 of that year. The treaty is formally titled The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Interme -
Fall of The Berline Wall
On the 9th of November, 1989, the Border separating Western from Eastern Germany was effectively opened. The following days were most unusual for the whole of Germany - considering the usual German ways, one could almost speak of anarchy: Shops stayed open as long as they wanted (the usual, mandatory closing time was 6:30pm in 1989), a GDR passport served as a free ticket for public transport, and in general there were more exceptions than rules in those days.
