1659 - William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson became the first Quakers to be executed in America.
1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."
1795 - The United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo. The treaty is also known as "Pinckney's Treaty."
1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.
1878 - The Manhattan Savings Bank in New York City was robbed of over $3,000,000. The robbery was credited to George "Western" Leslie even though there was not enough evidence to convict him, only two of his associates were convicted.
1880 - Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.
1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
1925 - Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.
1927 - The first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York.
1931 - Chuhei Numbu of Japan set a long jump record at 26' 2 1/4".
1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
1947 - "You Bet Your Life," the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were divorced. They had been married on January 14, 1954.
1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
1962 - The Soviet Union adds to the Cuban Missile Crisis by calling for the dismantling of U.S. missile basis in Turkey. U.S. President Kennedy agreed to the new aspect of the agreement.
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
1994 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that the U.S. prison population had exceeded one million for the first time in American history.
1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.
1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
1998 - A car bomb exploded in the car of a Palestinian leader Mahmoud Majzoub. Majzoub, his wife, and his nine-month-old ***, and a passerby were injured in the blast.
1998 - "Lion King II: Simba's Pride" was released on video.
1998 - Two boats hit head-on in India. One of the boats suffered no damage. The other sank and 60 people were missing.
1999 - Armenia's Prime Minister and seven other government officials were ****** during a parliamentary session. It was the believed that the gunmen were staging a coup.
2002 - The Anaheim Angels won their first World Series. The beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 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.
2002 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff. He was the country's first elected leftist leader.
2003 - Bank of America Corp. announced it had agreed to buy FleetBoston Financial Corp. The deal created the second largest banking company in the U.S.
Current Birthdays
John Cleese turns 69 years old today.
88 Nanette Fabray
Actress
86 Ralph Kiner
Baseball Hall of Famer
84 Ruby Dee
Actress
83 Warren Christopher
Former secretary of state
66 Lee Greenwood
Country singer
62 Ivan Reitman
Director, producer
59 Jack Daniels
Country musician
59 Garry Tallent
Rock musician (The E Street Band)
58 Fran Lebowitz
Author
57 K.K. Downing
Rock musician (Judas Priest)
56 Roberto Benigni
Actor, director ("Life is Beautiful")
55 Peter Firth
Actor
55 Robert Picardo
Actor
50 Simon LeBon
Singer (Duran Duran)
44 J.D. McFadden
Rock musician
41 Scott Weiland
Rock singer (Stone Temple Pilots)
41 Jason Finn
Rock musician (Presidents of the United States of America)
40 Sean Holland
Actor
31 Sheeri Rappaport
Actress
24 Kelly Osbourne
Rock singer, TV personality ("The Osbournes")
Historic Birthdays
Sylvia Plath
10/27/1932 - 2/11/1963
American poet
35 Catherine of Valois
10/27/1401 - 1/3/1437
French princess and wife of King Henry V
50 James Cook
10/27/1728 - 2/14/1779
British naval captain
57 Niccolo Paganini
10/27/1782 - 5/27/1840
Italian composer
63 Isaac Merrit Singer
10/27/1811 - 7/23/1875
American inventor; developed Singer sewing machine
79 Marcellin Berthelot
10/27/1827 - 3/18/1907
French chemist
60 Theodore Roosevelt
10/27/1858 - 1/6/1919
26th president of the United States (1901-9)
56 Alfred Whitney Griswold
10/27/1906 - 4/19/1963
American educator; president of Yale University (1950-63)
39 Dylan Marlais Thomas
10/27/1914 - 11/9/1953
Welsh writer
75 Oliver Tambo
10/27/1917 - 4/24/1993
South African president of the African National Congress (1969-91)
73 Roy Lichtenstein
10/27/1923 - 9/29/1997
American artist
67 H. R. Haldeman
10/27/1926 - 11/12/1993
American businessman and White House chief of staff (1969-73); convicted of Watergate crimes
1787 - The first of the Federalist Papers were published in the New York Independent. The series of 85 essays, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, were published under the pen name "Publius."
1795 - The United States and Spain signed the Treaty of San Lorenzo. The treaty is also known as "Pinckney's Treaty."
1858 - Roland Macy opened Macy's Department Store in New York City. It was Macy's eighth business adventure, the other seven failed.
1878 - The Manhattan Savings Bank in New York City was robbed of over $3,000,000. The robbery was credited to George "Western" Leslie even though there was not enough evidence to convict him, only two of his associates were convicted.
1880 - Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.
1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
1925 - Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.
1927 - The first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York.
1931 - Chuhei Numbu of Japan set a long jump record at 26' 2 1/4".
1938 - Du Pont announced "nylon" as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
1947 - "You Bet Your Life," the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.
1954 - Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were divorced. They had been married on January 14, 1954.
1954 - The first Walt Disney television show "Disneyland" premiered on ABC.
1962 - The Soviet Union adds to the Cuban Missile Crisis by calling for the dismantling of U.S. missile basis in Turkey. U.S. President Kennedy agreed to the new aspect of the agreement.
1978 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
1994 - The U.S. Justice Department announced that the U.S. prison population had exceeded one million for the first time in American history.
1997 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.
1998 - The reunion episode "CHiPs '99" aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
1998 - A car bomb exploded in the car of a Palestinian leader Mahmoud Majzoub. Majzoub, his wife, and his nine-month-old ***, and a passerby were injured in the blast.
1998 - "Lion King II: Simba's Pride" was released on video.
1998 - Two boats hit head-on in India. One of the boats suffered no damage. The other sank and 60 people were missing.
1999 - Armenia's Prime Minister and seven other government officials were ****** during a parliamentary session. It was the believed that the gunmen were staging a coup.
2002 - The Anaheim Angels won their first World Series. The beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 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.
2002 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff. He was the country's first elected leftist leader.
2003 - Bank of America Corp. announced it had agreed to buy FleetBoston Financial Corp. The deal created the second largest banking company in the U.S.
Current Birthdays
John Cleese turns 69 years old today.
88 Nanette Fabray
Actress
86 Ralph Kiner
Baseball Hall of Famer
84 Ruby Dee
Actress
83 Warren Christopher
Former secretary of state
66 Lee Greenwood
Country singer
62 Ivan Reitman
Director, producer
59 Jack Daniels
Country musician
59 Garry Tallent
Rock musician (The E Street Band)
58 Fran Lebowitz
Author
57 K.K. Downing
Rock musician (Judas Priest)
56 Roberto Benigni
Actor, director ("Life is Beautiful")
55 Peter Firth
Actor
55 Robert Picardo
Actor
50 Simon LeBon
Singer (Duran Duran)
44 J.D. McFadden
Rock musician
41 Scott Weiland
Rock singer (Stone Temple Pilots)
41 Jason Finn
Rock musician (Presidents of the United States of America)
40 Sean Holland
Actor
31 Sheeri Rappaport
Actress
24 Kelly Osbourne
Rock singer, TV personality ("The Osbournes")
Historic Birthdays
Sylvia Plath
10/27/1932 - 2/11/1963
American poet
35 Catherine of Valois
10/27/1401 - 1/3/1437
French princess and wife of King Henry V
50 James Cook
10/27/1728 - 2/14/1779
British naval captain
57 Niccolo Paganini
10/27/1782 - 5/27/1840
Italian composer
63 Isaac Merrit Singer
10/27/1811 - 7/23/1875
American inventor; developed Singer sewing machine
79 Marcellin Berthelot
10/27/1827 - 3/18/1907
French chemist
60 Theodore Roosevelt
10/27/1858 - 1/6/1919
26th president of the United States (1901-9)
56 Alfred Whitney Griswold
10/27/1906 - 4/19/1963
American educator; president of Yale University (1950-63)
39 Dylan Marlais Thomas
10/27/1914 - 11/9/1953
Welsh writer
75 Oliver Tambo
10/27/1917 - 4/24/1993
South African president of the African National Congress (1969-91)
73 Roy Lichtenstein
10/27/1923 - 9/29/1997
American artist
67 H. R. Haldeman
10/27/1926 - 11/12/1993
American businessman and White House chief of staff (1969-73); convicted of Watergate crimes