October 27
1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published.
1904 - New York City's first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened.
1938 - Du Pont announced that it would name its new synthetic yarn "nylon."
1941 - The Chicago Daily Tribune dismissed the possibility of war with Japan, editorializing, “She cannot attack us. That is a military impossibility. Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective striking power of her fleet.”
1954 - U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was promoted to brigadier general, the first Black officer to achieve that rank in the USAF.
1962 - During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr.
1971 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed the Republic of Zaire (but it went back to its previous name in 1997).
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli President Menachem Begin were name winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward a Middle East peace accord.
1995 - A sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 others at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Paratrooper William J. Kreutzer was convicted in the shootings, and condemned to death; the sentence was later commuted to life in prison.)
1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down.
1998 - Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean, pummeling coastal Honduras and Belize; the storm caused several thousand deaths in Central America in the days that followed.
2018 - A gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.)
2020 - Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts.
2021 - Investigators in New Mexico said there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on a movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person.
Birthdays
27 - Samantha Logan (actress)
30 - Troy Gentile (actor)
32 - Bryan Craig (actor)
37 - Christine Evangelista (actress)
37 - Alba Flores (actress)
39 - Kelly Osbourne (actress/singer)
45 - Vanessa-Mae (musician)
45 - David Walton (actor)
46 - Sheeri Rappaport (actress)
54 - Channon Roe (actor)
55 - Sean Holland (actor)
60 - Marla Maples (reality star/actress/model)
67 - Patty Sheehan (golfer)
70 - Robert Picardo (actor)
70 - Peter Firth (actor)
81 - Lee Greenwood (singer)
84 - John Cleese (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - October 27
1961 - The American Basketball League began play.
1984 - Washington State University's running back Rueben Mayes sets collegiate football record of 357 yards rushing in one game (at Oregon).
1985 - The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games to win the World Series.
1985 - Billy Martin is fired as manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time.
1986 - The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.
1991 - The Minnesota Twins defeat the Atlanta Braves in seven games to win the World Series.
1995 - The contract that finalized the Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore was signed in secret.
1996 - Bud Adams, owner of the Houston Oilers, announced that he would allow his team to play one final season in Houston before moving the team to Nashville to become the Tennessee Titans.
1996 - Irving Fryer (Philadelphia Eagles) became the 15th player in NFL history to catch 600 passes in a career.
1999 - The New York Yankees sweep the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series.
2002 - The Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games to win their first World Series.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.
2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball was sold at auction for $804,129.
2004 - The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals.
2006 - The St. Louis Cardinals win their 10th World Series in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Tigers in five games.
2015 - American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement.
2017 - Golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving, resolving charges from an arrest in which he was found passed out in his car with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system.
2019 - In winning the inaugural Zozo Championship, Tiger Woods records his 82nd career PGA Tour victory, tying Sam Snead's record for most wins.
2020 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to win their first World Series in 32 years.
1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published.
1904 - New York City's first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened.
1938 - Du Pont announced that it would name its new synthetic yarn "nylon."
1941 - The Chicago Daily Tribune dismissed the possibility of war with Japan, editorializing, “She cannot attack us. That is a military impossibility. Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective striking power of her fleet.”
1954 - U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was promoted to brigadier general, the first Black officer to achieve that rank in the USAF.
1962 - During the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr.
1971 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo was renamed the Republic of Zaire (but it went back to its previous name in 1997).
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli President Menachem Begin were name winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward a Middle East peace accord.
1995 - A sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 others at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Paratrooper William J. Kreutzer was convicted in the shootings, and condemned to death; the sentence was later commuted to life in prison.)
1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down.
1998 - Hurricane Mitch cut through the western Caribbean, pummeling coastal Honduras and Belize; the storm caused several thousand deaths in Central America in the days that followed.
2018 - A gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.)
2020 - Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn as the Supreme Court’s ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts.
2021 - Investigators in New Mexico said there was “some complacency” in how weapons were handled on a movie set where Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer and wounded another person.
Birthdays
27 - Samantha Logan (actress)
30 - Troy Gentile (actor)
32 - Bryan Craig (actor)
37 - Christine Evangelista (actress)
37 - Alba Flores (actress)
39 - Kelly Osbourne (actress/singer)
45 - Vanessa-Mae (musician)
45 - David Walton (actor)
46 - Sheeri Rappaport (actress)
54 - Channon Roe (actor)
55 - Sean Holland (actor)
60 - Marla Maples (reality star/actress/model)
67 - Patty Sheehan (golfer)
70 - Robert Picardo (actor)
70 - Peter Firth (actor)
81 - Lee Greenwood (singer)
84 - John Cleese (actor/comedian)
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Today in Sports History - October 27
1961 - The American Basketball League began play.
1984 - Washington State University's running back Rueben Mayes sets collegiate football record of 357 yards rushing in one game (at Oregon).
1985 - The Kansas City Royals defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games to win the World Series.
1985 - Billy Martin is fired as manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time.
1986 - The New York Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in seven games to win the World Series.
1991 - The Minnesota Twins defeat the Atlanta Braves in seven games to win the World Series.
1995 - The contract that finalized the Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore was signed in secret.
1996 - Bud Adams, owner of the Houston Oilers, announced that he would allow his team to play one final season in Houston before moving the team to Nashville to become the Tennessee Titans.
1996 - Irving Fryer (Philadelphia Eagles) became the 15th player in NFL history to catch 600 passes in a career.
1999 - The New York Yankees sweep the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series.
2002 - The Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games to win their first World Series.
2002 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.
2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball was sold at auction for $804,129.
2004 - The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series championship in 86 years, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals.
2006 - The St. Louis Cardinals win their 10th World Series in franchise history, defeating the Detroit Tigers in five games.
2015 - American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement.
2017 - Golfer Tiger Woods pleaded guilty to reckless driving, resolving charges from an arrest in which he was found passed out in his car with prescription drugs and marijuana in his system.
2019 - In winning the inaugural Zozo Championship, Tiger Woods records his 82nd career PGA Tour victory, tying Sam Snead's record for most wins.
2020 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in six games to win their first World Series in 32 years.