<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War" id="mwxw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_surprise" id="mwyA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="October surprise">October surprise</a>: Citing progress with the Paris peace talks, US President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" id="mwyQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> announces to the nation that he has ordered a complete cessation of "all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vietnam" id="mwyg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="North Vietnam">North Vietnam</a>" effective <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1" id="mwyw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="November 1">November 1</a>.