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| October 27th |
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| About October 27th is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 65 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1811 - Isaac Singer, inventor, founded Singer Sewing Machine Company 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President 1929 - Bill George, Hall of Fame linebacker 1946 - Matt Drudge, controversial political blogger 1980 - Cassia Riley, model (The Howard Stern Show) Deaths 1996 - Morey Amsterdam, comedian, actor (The Dick Van Dyke Show) Events 1682 - The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded. 1904 - The underground subway system in New York City opens. 1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio divorce after just 9 months of marriage. 1992 - U.S. Navy radioman Allen Schindler Jr. is murdered for being gay, eventually resulting in the "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy. 1994 - For the first time, the United States prison populations tops the 1 million person mark. 1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15, and for the first time the New York Stock Exchange is forced to pause twice during the day and controversially closes for the day early. 2002 - Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith breaks Walter Payton's career National Football League rushing record. 2004 - The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918. |
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