History.com has this for 27 October:
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American Revolution |
1775 |
King George III speaks to Parliament of American rebellion » |
Automotive |
2006 |
Chick-fil-A founder takes last Ford Taurus » |
Civil War |
1864 |
Battle of Hatcher's Run (Burgess Mill) » |
Cold War |
1962 |
The United States and Soviet Union step back from brink of nuclear war » |
Crime |
1940 |
Mafia boss John Gotti is born » |
Disaster |
1995 |
Avalanche buries homes in Iceland » |
General Interest |
1659 |
Quakers executed for religious beliefs » |
1858 |
Teddy Roosevelt born » |
1914 |
Dylan Thomas born » |
1994 |
U.S. prison population exceeds one million » |
Hollywood |
1924 |
Actress Ruby Dee born » |
Literary |
1932 |
Sylvia Plath is born » |
Music |
1970 |
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber release Jesus Christ Superstar » |
Old West |
1873 |
Joseph Glidden applies for a patent on his barbed wire design » |
Presidential |
1858 |
Theodore Roosevelt is born » |
Sports |
2004 |
Red Sox win first championship since 1918 » |
Vietnam War |
1966 |
Ambassador Harriman sent to explain Manila offer » |
1971 |
Cambodian troops battle Communists north of Phnom Penh » |
World War I |
1918 |
German general Erich Ludendorff resigns » |
World War II |
1940 |
De Gaulle sets up the Empire Defense Council » |
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