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Events on Wednesday 7 November 1973 1
1973War Powers Resolution enactedUS Congress limits presidential power to wage warThe United States Congress passed the War Powers Resolution over President Nixon's veto, requiring the president to notify Congress before committing armed forces to conflict and limiting deployments without congressional approval. It was a direct response to the escalation of the Vietnam War without formal declarations of war.