October 27 - The Day in History

October 27 : General Interest 1904: New York City subway opens At 2:35 on the afternoon of October 27, 1904, New York City Mayor George McClellan takes the controls on the inaugural run of the city's innovative new rapid transit system: the subway... read more American Revolution 1775 : King George III speaks to Parliament of American rebellion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-george-iii-speaks-to-parliament-of-american-rebellion Automotive 2006 : Chick-fil-A founder takes last Ford Taurus http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chick-fil-a-founder-takes-last-ford-taurus Civil War 1864 : Yankees are turned back at the Battle of Hatcher's Run http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-hatchers-run-burgess-mill Cold War 1962 : The United States and Soviet Union step back from brink of nuclear war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-united-states-and-soviet-union-step-back-from-brink-of-nuclear-war Crime 1940 : Mafia boss John Gotti is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mafia-boss-john-gotti-is-born Disaster 1995 : Avalanche buries homes in Iceland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/avalanche-buries-homes-in-iceland General Interest 1659 : Quakers executed for religious beliefs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quakers-executed-for-religious-beliefs 1858 : Teddy Roosevelt born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/teddy-roosevelt-born 1914 : Dylan Thomas born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dylan-thomas-born 1994 : U.S. prison population exceeds one million http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-prison-population-exceeds-one-million Hollywood 1924 : Actress Ruby Dee born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/actress-ruby-dee-born Literary 1932 : Sylvia Plath is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sylvia-plath-is-born Music 1970 : Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber release Jesus Christ Superstar http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tim-rice-and-andrew-lloyd-webber-release-jesus-christ-superstar Old West 1873 : Joseph Glidden applies for a patent on his barbed wire design http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-glidden-applies-for-a-patent-on-his-barbed-wire-design Presidential 1858 : Theodore Roosevelt is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-is-born Sports 2004 : Red Sox win first championship since 1918 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-sox-win-first-championship-since-1918 Vietnam War 1966 : Ambassador Harriman sent to explain Manila offer http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ambassador-harriman-sent-to-explain-manila-offer 1971 : Cambodian troops battle Communists north of Phnom Penh http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cambodian-troops-battle-communists-north-of-phnom-penh World War I 1918 : German general Erich Ludendorff resigns http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-general-erich-ludendorff-resigns World War II 1940 : De Gaulle sets up the Empire Defense Council http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-gaulle-sets-up-the-empire-defense-council

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