Associated Press
On Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City.
1787- The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.
1880- Theodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.
1904- The first rapid transit subway opened, in New York City.
1914- Author-poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.
1947- “You Bet Your Life,” starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio.
1978- Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin won the Nobel Peace Prize.
1997- The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
2002- Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record of 16,726 held by Walter Payton.
2002- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country’s first elected leftist leader.
2004- The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4.
2005- White House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court after three weeks of criticism from fellow conservatives.
2005- Surgeons in France performed the world’s first partial face transplant on a woman who was mauled by a dog.
2008- Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, was convicted of seven corruption charges for lying about free home renovations and other gifts from a wealthy oil contractor. (A judge later dismissed the case, saying prosecutors had withheld evidence.)
Today’s Birthdays:
TV personality Kelly Osbourne (“The Osbournes”) turns 31 years old today.
Nanette Fabray, Actress, 95
John Cleese, Actor, comedian (“Monty Python”), 76
Lee Greenwood, Country singer, 73
Ivan Reitman, Director, producer, 69
Garry Tallent, Rock musician (The E Street Band), 66
Fran Lebowitz, Author, 65
Roberto Benigni, Actor, director (“Life is Beautiful”), 63
Simon LeBon, Singer (Duran Duran), 57
Scott Weiland, Rock singer (Stone Temple Pilots), 48
Sheeri Rappaport, Actress (“CSI”), 38