The Paris Peace Accords - January 27, 1973

On January 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords were signed to end American involvement in Vietnam a peace that everyone knew wouldn't hold. From Colonel William Nolde, killed eleven hours before the ceasefire, to Le Duc Tho's unprecedented refusal of the Nobel Peace Prize, the story of that day reveals how nations negotiate endings to wars they cannot win and abandon allies they cannot save.