When oil prices spiked during the 1967 Oil Embargo, 1973 oil crisis, and 1979 energy crisis, Alberta's economy boomed.

" The Abadan oil refinery was featured on the reverse side of Iran's 100-rial banknotes printed in 1965 and from 1971 to 1973.

The prolonged worldwide boom, beginning in the late 1940s and lasting until the first oil crisis in 1973, was a challenge that Finland met and from which it emerged with a highly sophisticated and diversified economy, including a new occupational structure.

After 1973, Germany was hard hit by a worldwide economic crisis, soaring oil prices, and stubbornly high unemployment, which jumped from 300, 000 in 1973 to 1. 1 million in 1975.

GDP per capita grew 545 % from 1970 to 1980 as a result of the sudden increase in oil export revenues from 1973 to 1979.

These favorable developments, combined with the presence of a large and cheap labour force, laid the foundation for spectacular economic growth that lasted almost uninterrupted until the " Hot Autumn's " massive strikes and social unrest of 1969-70, which then combined with the later 1973 oil crisis and put an abrupt end to the prolonged boom.

Inflation continued, aggravated by the increases in the price of oil in 1973 and 1979.

Since the oil shocks of the 1970s, Japan has reduced dependence on petroleum as a source of energy from more than 75 % in 1973 to about 57 % at present.

* 1973 – John Paul Getty III, grandson of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, is kidnapped in Rome, Italy.

* 1974 – In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.

The oil crisis of 1973 and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis.

In 1973, the massive increase in the price of oil was followed by a slump in copper prices and a diminution of export earnings.

After the 1973 oil crisis and the subsequent rise in fuel costs, gas turbine locomotives became uneconomical to operate, and many were taken out of service.

Gaddafi played a key role in promoting the use of oil embargoes as a political weapon for challenging the West, hoping that an oil price rise and embargo in 1973 would persuade the West — especially the United States — to end support for Israel.

These policies, coupled with economic pressures stemming from the 1973 oil crisis, resulted in the rapid collapse of Madagascar's economy and a sharp decline in living standards, and the country had become completely bankrupt by 1979.

Mazda's rotary success continued until the onset of the 1973 oil crisis.

Fraser's economic record was marred by rising unemployment, which reached record levels under his administration, caused in part by the ongoing effects of the 1973 oil crisis.

* 1973 – A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis.

* 1973 – The Netherlands experiences the first Car Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis.

* 1973 – OPEC starts an oil embargo against a number of western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Syria.

* 1973 – A bank robbery gone wrong in Stockholm, Sweden, turns into a hostage crisis ; over the next five days the hostages begin to sympathise with their captors, leading to the term " Stockholm syndrome ".

The 1973 oil crisis, a series of automobile-related regulatory changes enacted during the 1970s and a change of directors at Volkswagen made the case for a Volkswagen sports car less striking and the 425 project was put on hold.

It was not until the 1973 oil crisis that the country saw rapid growth, and GDP per capita soared by 1, 858 % in the 1970s ( although that growth was concentrated with the ruling elite ).

The major exception to this occurred during the 1973 oil crisis when Saudi Arabia, with the other Arab oil states, used an embargo on oil supplies to pressurize the US to stop supporting Israel.

The 1973 international oil crisis caused Switzerland's energy consumption to decrease from 1973 to 1977.

The 1973 oil crisis meant that large displacement special edition homologation cars of all makes were suddenly sitting unsold.

A year later, world oil prices rose dramatically as a result of the 1973 energy crisis, and skyrocketing revenues enabled Saddam to expand his agenda.

A precursor to the public bulletin board system was Community Memory, started in August, 1973 in Berkeley, California, using hardwired terminals located in neighborhoods.

After the coup, Chileans witnessed a large-scale repression, which started as soon as October 1973, with at least 70 persons murdered by the Caravan of Death.

The Lincoln Journal started the trend in 1973.

Boies was an attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, where he started upon law school graduation in 1966 and became a partner in 1973.

Construction was started in 1973 and completed in 1979 at a cost of $ 139 Million.

In the Western English-speaking countries, multiculturalism as an official national policy started in Canada in 1971, followed by Australia, where it has since been displaced by assimilation, in 1973.

In 1973 the Dutch government started negotiations with the local government, led by the NPK ( a largely Creole party ) about independence, which was granted on November 25, 1975.

* Formal relations started on March 3, 1973

Salisbury's annual International Arts Festival, started in 1973, and held in late May to early June, provides a programme of theatre, live music, dance, public sculpture, street performance and art exhibitions.

* Volvo Ocean Race – formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Race, it started in 1973 / 74.

Camden Markets, which started in 1973 and have grown since then, attract many visitors all week.

Camden Lock market proper started in a former timber-yard in 1973, and is now surrounded by five more markets: Buck Street market, Stables market, Camden Lock village, and an indoor market in the Electric Ballroom.

Two banks were started around 1915 to 1917 and the other one was started in 1973.

In 1973, he started to work at WTBU, the campus radio station where he spun records, read the news, and hosted interviews.

She was employed with Eunice Police Department ( 2008-2011 ) where her father first started his Law Enforcement career back in 1973 & she is now employed with Oakdale Police Department in Oakdale, LA ( 2011-Present ) also where her father was employed as well in 1976.

Amnesty International reports that “ the security forces in Argentina first started using “ death squads ” in late 1973.

In 1973, Eric Larson started a training program for new animators.

Haldeman took this suggestion and started keeping and maintaining a daily diary throughout his entire career in the Nixon White House ( January 18, 1969, to April 30, 1973 ).

Other early examples of electronic rock records include Inoue Yousui's folk rock and pop rock album Ice World ( 1973 ) and Osamu Kitajima's progressive psychadelic rock album Benzaiten ( 1974 ), both of which involved contributions from Haruomi Hosono, who later started the electronic music group " Yellow Magic Band " ( later known as Yellow Magic Orchestra ) in 1977.

The sell-out streak has had the effect ( intended or not ) of ensuring that all Packers home games being televised every year in Green Bay and Milwaukee, a streak that started in 1973 ( prior to that time, local telecasts of home games were disallowed regardless of how many tickets were sold ).

Bay Area Christian School started in 1973 and currently has an enrollment of 674 students from grades K – 12.

Pedroza started out as a professional boxer on December 1, 1973, with a four round knockout win over Julio Garcia.

W H Smith Travel operated from 1973 to 1991, The Do It All chain of DIY stores started with a 1979 acquisition, became a joint venture with Boots in 1990 and its share was sold in June 1996 to Boots.

It started with the world energy crisis triggered by the Yom Kippur War in October 1973, which caused inflationary problems.