April 30, 1975 fall of Saigon (later renamed Ho Chi Minh City) (1975)

November 1, 1955 to April 30, 1975

• January 27, 1973: President Nixon signs the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
• North Vietnamese accept a cease fire
• North Vietnamese military officials continue plotting to overtake South Vietnam
• 58,220 U.S. military fatal casualties of the Vietnam War