18 March 1974 March 17, 2012 Author: Staff Most OPEC nations end the five-month oil embargo crisis against the United States, Europe and Japan. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The scriptures assure me that at the last day we shall not be examined on what we thought but what we did." Benjamin Franklin — Click here for more from Benjamin Franklin Related posts: 24 December 1974 13 March 1996 Categories: History Tags: 18 March, 1974