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What happened in history on this day: October 27?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On October 27 in ...
- 1986 - In New York City, Microsoft announces Microsoft Word 3.0 for the Macintosh.
- 1992 - Microsoft ships Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.1, which integrates networking and workgroup functionality.
- 1997 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.0 on CD-ROM for retail distribution. Price is US$49.
- 1997 - Intel and Digital Equipment settle the lawsuit launched by Digital in May. Intel will purchase Digital's chipmaking plants for about US$700 million. Intel will fabricate Alpha processors for Digital, and will take over development of Digital's StrongARM embedded processors. Digital will begin making servers and workstations based on Intel's IA-64 architecture. Both companies will enter into a ten-year cross-licensing agreement.
- 1998 - Microsoft announces that the final name for Windows NT 5.0 will be Windows 2000.
- 2005 -
- 2006 - Mozilla Foundation releases the Firefox 2.0 Web browser.
- 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the first Disneyland TV show, on Wednesday night, 7:30 to 8:30. The first episode is titled The Disneyland Story. Approximately 30.8 million American viewers watch the show.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Waltz King, part one.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Brimstone, the Amish Horse.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Two Against the Arctic, part two.
- 1982 - Disney releases the animated short film Fun with Mr. Future to theaters in Los Angeles, California.
- 1983 - The Disney TV show in Canada airs the show The Whale's Tooth.
- 1989 - The Disney channel airs the last Teen Angel Returns episode on the Mickey Mouse Club.
- 1989 - The Disneyland Showcase shop opens on Main Street in Disneyland.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Powder to theaters in the USA.
- 2002 - Disney premieres the live-action feature film The Santa Clause 2 in Hollywood.
- 2008 - Toon Disney begins airing the Cars Toons short films.
- 2009 - Disney Home Entertainment releases Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure on DVD (US$29.99) and Blu-Ray (US$39.99) in the USA.
- 1957 - In Virginia, the SCCA National car races are held, for C-Production and F-Modified cars.
Finishing 2nd overall (C Production) is Leonard Butscher in the #135 Corvette.
- 2002 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Danville, Virginia, the VIR Speed Fest by Justin Bell's Motorsports Experience race is held, round 12 of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup.
- Finishing 3rd is the Derhaag Motorsports #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 4th is the Tom Gloy Racing #88 Corvette, driven by Butch Leitzinger.
- Finishing 6th is the Revolution Motorsports #02 Corvette, driven by Stuart Hayner.
- Finishing 11th is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Don Sak.
- Finishing 15th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Tom Gloy Racing #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Cenweld Corp./McNichols Co. #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Power Technology #30 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey.
- 2002 - Final Corvette driver standings at the end of the 2002 Trans-Am Series: 2nd Butch Leitzinger, 5th Stu Hayner.
- 2002 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, Round 10 of the Speed World Challenge GT Series is held.
- Finishing 6th is the #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 16th is the #11 Corvette, driven by Craig Gelston.
- In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the #34 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the #30 Corvette, driven by Bill Johnston.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- 2002 - At the end of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT 2002 season, Corvette racers rank 8th (David Farmer), 11th (Phil McClure), 18th (Craig Gelston), 23rd (Eric Curran), 29th (Bill Johnson), 30th (Tony Gaples), 34th (Henry Gilbert), and 46th (Rick Boysal).
- 1939 - Britain halts aerial leaflet drops due to bad weather.
- 1939 - Vicomte Davignon, Belgian Ambassador in Berlin, reports to the Belgian Government that he had learnt from a reliable source that Adolf Hitler intended to invade Belgium soon.
- 1940 - German pocket-battleship Admiral von Scheer leaves Germany.
- 1941 - The Winnipeg Grenadiers and Royal Rifles of Canada sail from Vancouver, British Columbia, heading to Hong Kong, on the military transport Awatea and destroyer HMCS Prince Robert.
- 1944 - Slovak insurgents evacuate Banská Bystrica.
- 1973 - France issues a postage stamp honoring Pierre Bougoin and Philippe Kieffer, heroes of Free French forces during the war.
- 2005 - Alderney issues a postage stamp marking the 60th anniversary of the homecoming of World War II evacuees.
- 2004 - Sony Computer Entertainment annouces the release date of the PlayStation Portable in Japan: December 12, for 19800 yen (about US$185), with 21 game titles available.
- 2008 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Little Big Planet video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2009 - Activision releases the DJ Hero video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2009 - Rockstar Games releases the Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Namco Bandai releases the Tekken 6 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2010 - Zen Studios releases the Pinball FX 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2017 - Ubisoft releases the Assassins Creed Origins video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 2017 - Nintendo releases the Super Mario Odyssey video game for the Switch in the USA.
- 2017 - Bethesda Softworks releases the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1981 - At night, Soviet submarine 137 runs aground ten yards off shore from Little Horse Island in the Blekinge cluster, nine miles from the Karlskrona naval base.
- 1958 - The first trial strikings of 50c pieces with a smaller reverse design are made.
- 1989 - The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) begins grading Canadian coins.
- 2008 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases a red/white/black-colored 2008 poppy 25-cent circulating coin, "1918-2008 Armistice". The design was created by Cosme Saffioti.
- 1795 - William De Saussure resigns as Director of the US Mint.
- 1921 - The US Mint begins sales of Alabama Centennial half dollars.
- 1931 - A second design competition for the Washington quarter is judged, with designs of Laura Gardin Fraser selected as winner, again.
- 1981 - Elizabeth Jones is sworn in as 11th Chief Engraver at the US Mint.
- 1982 - (to October 29) In New York City, Bowers and Ruddy Galleries conducts The United States Gold Coin Sale, known as the Eliasberg Sale. Total auction sales: $12.4 million, a record for a single coin auction session. Some highlights:
- 1870-S $3, believed unique: $687,500, highest amount paid for a single regular-issue US Mint coin;
- 1875 $3, Proof: $110,000;
- 1880 $4, coiled hair: $99,000;
- 1879 $4, coiled hair: $101,750;
- 1822 $5, VF-30, one of three known: $687,500;
- 1825/4 $5, PR-60: $220,000;
- 1854-S $5, one of three known, AU-50: $187,000;
- 1839 $10, PR-65, head of 1838, large letters, one of three known: $121,000;
- 1875 $10, PR-65: $104,500;
- 1933 $10, MS-65: $93,500;
- 1907 $20, ultra-high relief, roman numerals: $242,000;
- 1841 $2.50, Proof 63: $82,500;
- 1798 $5, small eagle: $77,000;
- 1829 $5, large planchet: $82,500;
- 1927-D $20, MS-65: $176,000.
- 1931 - Chuhei Numbu of Japan sets long jump record at 26 feet 2.25 inches.
- 1961 - American Basketball League starts play.
- 1973 - First time New York Islanders beat the New York Rangers: 3-2.
- 1973 - Alabama sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech 77-6.
- 1979 - New York Islanders score two goals within 6 seconds, three goals within 44 seconds.
- 1980 - Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph.
- 1984 - Washington State's Rueben Mayes sets college football record of 357 yards rushing.
- 1985 - Kansas City Royals beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 (a score of 11-0 in the final game) in 82nd World Series. Kansas City is the first team World Series history to lose the first two games at home and then come back to win the World Championship.
- 1986 - The New York Mets win the Major League Baseball World Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox in 7 games.
- 1991 - Minnesota Twins beat Atlanta Braves 1-0 in ten innings to win the 8th World Series in seven games.
- 1999 - The New York Yankees complete a four-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves to win their second consecutive World Series of baseball.
- 2002 - The Anaheim Angels defeat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the 2002 World Series of baseball to win the title.
- 2004 - The Boston Red Sox win American baseball's World Series for the first time since 1918, defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals in four games. Curt Schilling becomes the first starting pitcher to win a World Series for three different teams.
- 2004 - Barry Bonds' 700th home run ball sells for US$804,129 in an online auction.
- 2006 - At the Busch Stadium, the Saint Louis Cardinals beat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win the 2006 World Series of baseball. The Cardinals, who lost ten of their last 14 regular season games, won less games than any World Series champion in baseball history.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Dallas Stars by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Washington Capitals by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Boston Bruins by score 4-1.
- 1961 - First Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test.
- 1977 - NASA launches space vehicle S-200.
- 1959 - Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico.
- 2023 - Category 5 Hurricane Otis strikes Acapulco, Mexico, killing 45 people.
- 1775 - US Navy is established.
- 1787 - Federalist letters start appearing in New York newspapers.
- 1795 - William De Saussure resigns as Director of the US Mint.
- 1795 - Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi River.
- 1810 - US annexes West Florida from Spain.
- 1828 - Benjamin Parks claims a gold discovery in Georgia, USA.
- 1858 - RH Macy and Company opens first store (6th Avenue, New York City); gross receipts $1106.
- 1871 - Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader of Tammany Hall, is arrested after New York Times exposed his corruption.
- 1904 - New York City Mayor George McClellan operates the inaugural run of the city's new subway rapid transit system. The line, operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, travels 9.1 miles through 28 stations, running from lower Manhattan to Harlem. In the evening, the subway opens to the general public, at a cost of 5 cents each.
- 1938 - DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon".
- 1941 - Chicago Daily Tribune editorializes there will not be war with Japan.
- 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the first Disneyland TV show, on Wednesday night, 7:30 to 8:30. The first episode is titled The Disneyland Story. Approximately 30.8 million American viewers watch the show.
- 1961 - First Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test.
- 1962 - Soviet Union leasder Nikita Khrushchev publicly calls for the dismantling of U.S. missile bases in Turkey. US President Kennedy agrees to remove the sites at a later date.
- 1969 - Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders.
- 1972 - Golden Gate National Recreation Area created.
- 1973 - In Canon City, Colorado, USA a building is hit by a falling meteorite.
- 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill.
- 1981 - Elizabeth Jones is sworn in as 11th Chief Engraver at the US Mint.
- 1981 - Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1982 - (to October 29) In New York City, Bowers and Ruddy Galleries conducts The United States Gold Coin Sale, known as the Eliasberg Sale. Total auction sales: $12.4 million, a record for a single coin auction session. Some highlights:
- 1870-S $3, believed unique: $687,500, highest amount paid for a single US Mint coin;
- 1822 $5, VF-30, one of three known: $687,500;
- 1825/4 $5, PR-60: $220,000;
- 1854-S $5, AU-50: $187,000;
- 1839 $10, PR-65, head of 1838, large letters, one of three known: $121,000;
- 1907 $20, ultra-high relief, roman numerals: $242,000;
- 1927-D $20, MS-65: $176,000.
- 1993 - The Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas is imploded.
- 1997 - Stock markets around the world crash because of a global economic crisis scare. The Dow Jones Industrial Average follows suit and plummets 554.26, or 7.18 percent, to 7,161.15. The points loss exceeds the loss from Black Monday. Officials at the New York Stock Exchange for the first time invoke the "circuit breaker" rule to stop trading.
- 2005 - Harriet Miers withdraws her name from consideration for the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 2006 - At the Busch Stadium, the Saint Louis Cardinals beat the heavily favored Detroit Tigers, 4-2, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic to win the 2006 World Series of baseball. The Cardinals, who lost ten of their last 14 regular season games, won less games than any World Series champion in baseball history.
- 2018 - 11 people are killed during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
- 2019 - U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a U.S. special forces operation. It was reported that al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest after being chased into a tunnel.
Other history:
- 1810 - US annexes West Florida from Spain.
- 1904 - World's first subway, the Interborough Rapid Transit, opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at five cents.
- 1916 - First published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety magazine).
- 1938 - DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon".
- 1982 - China announces its population at over 1 billion people.
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