"It'll help law enforcement to identify, to dismantle, to disrupt and to punish terrorists before they strike."1972American and North Vietnamese negotiators reach a ceasefire agreement. Henry Kissinger, President Richard Nixon's national security advisor declares: "We believe that peace is at hand." But the agreement soon collapses after South Vietnam objects. Months later, a new agreement is signed, ending America's military rule in the Vietnam War.

1881The gunfight at the O.K. Corral takes place in Tombstone, Arizona. That's where Wyatt Earp and his two brothers and Doc Holiday confront Ike Clanton's gang. Three members of Clanton's gang are killed while Earp's brothers are wounded.

1942Bob Hoskins, the character actor whose roles include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa, is born in Britain.

And 1946Pat Sajak, longtime host of the game show Wheel of Fortune, is born in Chicago.

Today in History, October 26th, Carload Bradley, the Associated Press.