Vietnam Peace Day
National Today lists Vietnam Peace Day every January 27; the U.S. National Archives independently identifies January 27, 1973 as the signing date of the Paris Peace Agreement.
Date and recurrence
27 January
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / informal Vietnam War historical commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- U.S. National Archives Museum — Paris Peace AccordsNational Archives History
- National Today — Vietnam Peace DayObservance Calendar
Frequently asked questions
When is Vietnam Peace Day?
27 January The stored recurrence guidance is: 27 January each year as an informal commemoration of the January 27, 1973 Paris Peace Agreement signing..
Does Vietnam Peace Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Vietnam Peace Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / informal Vietnam War historical commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Vietnam Peace Day?
The stored designation basis is: National Today lists Vietnam Peace Day every January 27; the U.S. National Archives independently identifies January 27, 1973 as the signing date of the Paris Peace Agreement.. Supporting provenance includes U.S. National Archives Museum — Paris Peace Accords. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Vietnam Peace Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / informal Vietnam War historical commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-11.
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