You now know the Honda Civic as an award-winning sedan. The first-gen model, however, was this small hatchback
In 1973, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat—in an attempt to avenge his country’s loss to Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War (in which Israel decimated the Egyptian military in just six days)—led a coalition of Arab Nations in a surprise attack to reclaim territory annexed by Israeli forces. To the surprise of no one, Israel won yet again, though it took them slightly longer this time, as Israeli Defense Forces were on leave for the Yom Kippur holiday when the fighting started. A beaten Egyptian Army soon found itself encircled by Israeli invaders on its home turf, and Sadat had to agree to a ceasefire to prevent further bloodshed. Years later, before his assassination by Islamic radicals, the Egyptian leader would finally sign a peace treaty with Israel. An act that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize and the return of the conquered territories.