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[edit] Major Events

The following major events took place in 1973:

• After a referendum in Northern Ireland, it elects to remain part of the UK.

• The United Kingdom enters the European Economic Community, which later became the European Union.

[edit] Military Events

The following military events took place in 1973:

• The Paris Peace Accords were signed, leading to the largescale withdrawl of US troops from Vietnam.

• Israel is invaded (again) by Egypt and Syria on the Festival of Yom Kippur, and Egypt and Syria are again defeated.