{"id":29373,"date":"2016-10-27T08:34:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29373"},"modified":"2016-10-27T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T13:35:15","slug":"29373","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=29373","title":{"rendered":"Today In History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Today in History: Thursday, October\u00a0 27, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Oct. 27, 1858, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City.
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1787<\/td>\nThe first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1880<\/td>\nTheodore Roosevelt married Alice Lee.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1904<\/td>\nThe first rapid transit subway opened, in New York City.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1914<\/td>\nAuthor-poet Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\n“You Bet Your Life,” starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC Radio.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nEgyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin won the Nobel Peace Prize.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nThe 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nDallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith broke the NFL career rushing yardage record of 16,726 held by Walter Payton.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff, becoming the country’s first elected leftist leader.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nThe Boston Red Sox won their first World Series since 1918, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2005<\/td>\nWhite House counsel Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court after three weeks of criticism from fellow conservatives.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nSurgeons in France performed the world’s first partial face transplant on a woman who was mauled by a dog.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nSen. 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.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Today’s Birthdays:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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TV personality Kelly Osbourne (“The Osbournes”) turns 32 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Nanette Fabray<\/td>\nActress<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Cleese<\/td>\nActor, comedian (“Monty Python”)<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Greenwood<\/td>\nCountry singer<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ivan Reitman<\/td>\nDirector, producer<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garry Tallent<\/td>\nRock musician (The E Street Band)<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fran Lebowitz<\/td>\nAuthor<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roberto Benigni<\/td>\nActor, director (“Life is Beautiful”)<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Simon LeBon<\/td>\nSinger (Duran Duran)<\/td>\n58<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Sheeri Rappaport<\/td>\nActress (“CSI”)<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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