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Elkins Act passed
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Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, named first national monument
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Leaves presidency, visits Africa
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Energy crisis
These assumptions were demolished in 1973, when an oil embargo imposed by members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) led to fuel shortages and sky-high prices throughout much of the decade.