| 29 March 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Final U.S. ground combat contingent departs Vietnam
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| 29 March 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam
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| 27 February 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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U.S. airborne minesweeping begins in North Vietnamese ports
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| 21 February 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Laos peace agreement is signed
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| 12 February 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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First group of U.S. prisoners of war returns home
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| 12 February 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Operation Homecoming begins returning U.S. prisoners of war
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| 28 January 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Ceasefire takes effect across Vietnam
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| 27 January 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Four parties sign the Paris Peace Accords
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| 27 January 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Paris Peace Accords signed
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| 23 January 1973 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ initial the peace agreement
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| 29 December 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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U.S. pauses the Linebacker II bombing campaign
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| 18 December 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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U.S. Linebacker II bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong begins
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| 13 December 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Paris peace talks break down before the “Christmas bombing”
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| 26 October 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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Kissinger announces that peace is “at hand”
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| 16 September 1972 |
Vietnam
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Vietnam war
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South Vietnamese forces retake Quảng Trị City
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