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Monday, January 27, 2014

January 27 This Day in History

1880
Thomas Edison was granted a patent for his incandescent light.

1944
The Soviets announced the end of the two-year siege of Leningrad.

1945
The Russians liberated Auschwitz concentration camp, where the Nazis had killed over 1.5 million people, including over 1 million Jews.

1951
The U.S. Air Force started atomic testing in the Nevada desert.

1967
The Apollo I fire killed astronauts Grissom, White, and Chaffee during a simulated launch at Cape Canaveral.

1973
Vietnam War peace accords were signed in Paris.

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The United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong, and North Vietnam formally sign "An Agreement Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam" in Paris. Due to South Vietnam's unwillingness to recognize the Viet Cong's Provisional Revolutionary Government, all references to it were confined to a two-party version of the document signed by North Vietnam and the United States—the South Vietnamese were presented with a separate document that did not make reference to the Viet Cong government. This was part of Saigon's long-time refusal to recognize the Viet Cong as a legitimate participant in the discussions to end the war.

The settlement included a cease-fire throughout Vietnam. It addition, the United States agreed to the withdrawal of all U.S. troops and advisors (totalling about 23,700) and the dismantling of all U.S. bases within 60 days. In return, the North Vietnamese agreed to release all U.S. and other prisoners of war.

Both sides agreed to the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Laos and Cambodia and the prohibition of bases in and troop movements through these countries. It was agreed that the DMZ at the 17th Parallel would remain a provisional dividing line, with eventual reunification of the country "through peaceful means." An international control commission would be established made up of Canadians, Hungarians, Poles, and Indonesians, with 1,160 inspectors to supervise the agreement. According to the agreement, South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu would continue in office pending elections. Agreeing to "the South Vietnamese People's right to self-determination," the North Vietnamese said they would not initiate military movement across the DMZ and that there would be no use of force to reunify the country.

Footnote: The last U.S. serviceman to die in combat in Vietnam, Lt. Col. William B. Nolde, was killed by an artillery shell at An Loc, 60 miles northwest of Saigon, only 11 hours before the truce went into effect.

This Week in History, Jan 27 - Feb 2

Jan 27, 1967

Donald Evans earns Medal of Honor

Jan 27, 1973

Paris Peace Accords signed

Jan 28, 1973

Cease-fire goes into effect

Jan 28, 1975

Ford asks for additional aid

Jan 29, 1968

President Johnson requests additional funds

Jan 29, 1974

Fighting continues in South Vietnam

Jan 30, 1968

Tet Offensive begins

Jan 30, 1971

Operation Dewey Canyon II begins

Jan 31, 1968

Viet Cong attack U.S. Embassy

Jan 31, 1972

North Vietnam presents nine-point peace proposal

Feb 01, 1964

Operation Plan 34A commences

Feb 01, 1968

Nixon announces his candidacy for president

Feb 02, 1962

First U.S. Air Force plane crashes in South Vietnam.

Feb 02, 1970

Antiwar protestors sue Dow Chemical