Oil Embargo
The year of 1973 marks one of the most important turning points in the history of the twentieth century. Prior to 1973, the world had become accustomed to a plentiful supply of inexpensi...
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Munich (dpa) - When BMW celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1966 it
launched a model designed to compete in a segment dominated until
then mainly by sporty Italian cars.
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Hamburg/Cottbus (dpa) - Once written off by car industry experts,
the rotary engine invented by German engineer Felix Wankel 50 years
ago is on its way to be...
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It's 1974 and you're almost out of gas. Thanks to the oil crisis, a fill-up will be expensive, and might involve waiting in line — but at least those government gas rationing coupons haven't ...
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