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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