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October 26, 2009
This Day in History: Oct: 27:
1787: The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published. 1904: New York City's first rapid transit subway, the IRT, opened. 1938: Du Pont announced that it would name its new synthetic yarn nylon. 1978: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their work toward a Middle East accord. 1997: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 554.26 points, forcing the stock market to shut down. 2004: After an 86-year wait, the Boston Red Sox finally captured a World Series trophy. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): Humanist Erasmus, 1466; Explorer James Cook, 1728; Inventor Isaac Singer, 1811; U.S. Presdient Theodore Roosevelt, 1858; Etiquette authority Emily Post, 1873; Poet Dylan Thomas, 1914; Actress Nanette Fabray, 1920; Painter Roy Lichtenstein, 1923; Actress Ruby Dee, 1924; Actor-comedian John Cleese, 1939; Country singer Lee Greenwood, 1942; Author Fran Lebowitz, 1950; Guitarist K.K. Downing of Judas Priest, 1951; TV personality Jayne Kennedy, 1951; Actor Robert Picardo ("The Wonder Years," "China Beach"), 1953; Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran, 1958; Singer Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, 1967; Actress Sheeri Rappaport ("CSI," "NYPD Blue"), 1977; Singer Kelly Osbourne, 1984. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at October 26, 2009 02:48 PM