Timeline Saturday 27 January 1973

Events on Saturday 27 January 1973 2

• 1973 Paris Peace Accords signed Agreement ends direct US military involvement in Vietnam The United States, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the Viet Cong signed the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct American combat involvement in the Vietnam War. A ceasefire took effect and prisoners of war were exchanged, though fighting between North and South Vietnam continued until 1975.
• 1973 United States ends military conscription Selective Service draft calls halted as Vietnam War winds down The United States Department of Defense announced the end of the draft, moving to an all-volunteer military force. The change followed years of protest against conscription during the Vietnam War.