What Happened On This Date In History - October 27

[DGH]

.

In 1469, Renaissance scholar Desiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam,
the Netherlands.

In 1782 composer Niccolo Paganini was born in Genoa, Italy.

In 1787 the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling
for ratification of the Constitution, was published in a New York, New
York, newspaper.

In 1795 Spain and the U.S. signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo, which
provided for free navigation of the Mississippi River.

In 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president, was born in New York.

In 1871 William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, the political leader of Tammany
Hall, was arrested on charges of defrauding New York of millions of
dollars.

In 1880 Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.

In 1904 the first rapid transit subway, the IRT, was inaugurated in New
York, new York.

In 1914 poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.

In 1923 Pop Art painter Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York.

In 1932 poet Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

In 1938 Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

In 1947 "You Bet Your Life," starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC
Radio.

In 1954 Walt Disney's first TV program, named "Disneyland" after his
yet-to-be-completed California theme park, premiered on ABC.

In 1967 Expo '67 closed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

In 1986 the New York [New York] Mets won the World Series, coming from
behind to defeat the Boston [Massachusetts] Red Sox, 8-5, in Game 7 at
Shea Stadium.

In 1999 the U.S. federal budget surplus was put at $123 billion in 1998
-- marking the first back-to-back surpluses since the 1950s.

In 2003 suicide bombers in Baghdad struck Red Cross headquarters and
three police stations, killing dozens of people. Also, Rod Roddy,
announcer on "The Price is Right," died in Los Angeles, California, at
the age of 66.

In 2004 the Boston [Massachusetts] Red Sox won their first World Series
since 1918, sweeping the St. Louis [Missouri] Cardinals in Game 4, 3-0.