TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018

On this day in history:

1841 - One of the last ships with religious refugees from Germany arrives in South Australia.

1904 - The first underground line of the New York subway opens.

1931 - Chuhei Numbu of Japan set a long jump record at 26’ 21⁄4”.

1938 - Du Pont announced “nylon” as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.

1962 - Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser becomes the first woman to swim 100m freestyle in under one minute.

1962 - The Soviet Union adds to the Cuban Missile Crisis by calling for the dismantling of US missile basis in Turkey. US 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.

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.

Birthdays

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (Erasmus of Rotterdam) 1466 - Dutch Renaissance humanist Nicola Paganini 1782 Theodore Roosevelt 1858 Emily Post (Price) 1873 Leif Erickson 1911

Dylan Thomas 1914 Teresa Wright 1918 Nanette Fabray 1920 Actress

Ralph Kiner 1922

Roy Lichtenstein 1923 Ruby Dee 1924

Floyd Cramer 1933

John Cleese 1939 - Actor, comedian

Lara Parker 1942

Lee Greenwood 1942 Singer

Carrie Snodgress 1946 Actress

Terry Anderson 1947 Garry Tallent 1949 - Musician (E Street Band)

Fran Lebowitz 1950 - Author Jayne Kennedy-Overton 1951 Roberto Benigni 1952 Actor, director