Last Updated on June 30, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1970s oil crisis hit everyone with the gravity of an empty-tank warning light ...

In 1973, the world experienced a major turning point in automotive history. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to tighten the flow of oil to the United States, triggering ...

Pushing a car to a Boston gas station in 1973. Photo: Spencer Grant/Getty Images. ... By 1973, on the eve of the crisis, total oil imports had reached 34% of consumption, ...

The year 1973 was full of change and entirely groovy. The U.S. pulled out of Vietnam, Roe v. Wade shook up the courts, and ...

Others argued that his policies were too expensive and that they would harm the economy. However, Nixon’s energy policies were generally successful in helping the United States to weather the energy ...

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher. But don't expect a repeat of the ...

In 1973 there was a huge oil crisis. How huge? Imagine the price of a gallon of gas rising almost 50% in just a few months. Imagine President Biden — as President Nixon did — pleading with gas ...

Lessons from the 1970s Energy Crisis Can Help Prevent the Next One The gas shortage of a half-century ago still has U.S. politicians chasing the chimera of energy independence.

The first Gas Crisis hit in 1973, immediately following the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries' oil embargo, which went into effect on October 17th of the same year.

In 1973, in the face of a debilitating energy crisis, President Richard M. Nixon lit a National Christmas Tree sporting just a single light. December 5, 2024 6 min ...